How, and when, sports leagues reacted to the Derek Chauvin verdict
The sports world celebrated on social media after a Minnesota jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on Tuesday afternoon.
Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last year.
It wasn’t just athletes and other prominent figures across the sports world who took to social media. Nearly every sports league issued a statement, too — though they all looked quite different.
Here’s how each league’s statement looked comparatively following the decision.
Sports leagues react after Derek Chauvin verdict
The NHL actually came first just after 5:20 p.m. ET, though the statement was extremely short.
National Hockey League Statement following today’s verdict in Minneapolis. pic.twitter.com/hODghaQ25H
— NHL (@NHL) April 20, 2021
The NBA and the WNBA came just minutes later with similar statements. Plenty of individual teams from both leagues issued their own statements shortly after, too.
NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released the following joint statement today: pic.twitter.com/r0XQkLssOb
— NBA (@NBA) April 20, 2021
The following was released by the WNBA. pic.twitter.com/KWF4mkr6mf
— WNBA (@WNBA) April 20, 2021
While it's not a league, U.S. Soccer issued a statement three minutes after the WNBA.
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) April 20, 2021
Though Major League Baseball came much later, the MLBPA issued a statement at 5:45 p.m. ET.
MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark issued the following statement pic.twitter.com/3xmGIM1qem
— MLB Players (@MLB_PLAYERS) April 20, 2021
The NWSL issued a statement at the same time.
— National Women's Soccer League (@NWSL) April 20, 2021
The NFL came in just before 6:30 p.m. ET.
— NFL (@NFL) April 20, 2021
Major League Soccer issued its statement minutes before 7 p.m. ET.
MLS Statement on Trial in Minnesota: pic.twitter.com/rpITFz84te
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 20, 2021
MLB finally joined its Players Association around 7:15 p.m. ET, though it did so with a statement reminiscent of the NHL’s.
— MLB (@MLB) April 20, 2021
As of Tuesday night, the PGA Tour and NASCAR had not issued a statement of any kind.
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