The shocking incident that led to George Floyd's death by a white cop also sparked a wave of protests among American athletes as well.

• Past player Stephen Jackson (speaking to a megaphone) at the heart of the rally 

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America has drifted into the riots in the US, after decades of political activity in local sports considered individual and non-binoculars (the punches at the Mexico Olympics or Colin Kaepernick's knees), and which impairs the purity of the sport and the rolling of cash.

This time it happened following the shocking case in which police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder of African-American citizen George Floyd. The tragic event manages to produce a deeper protest not only of the superstars, but of the younger stars, who are targeting their liberals and the country's top sports leaders.

"We are sad that our coaches are not with us," the college football league players are currently calling, "they are writing to us that they identify with us, so why don't they come out to show?" The college players' protest is especially jarring given the fact that the United States is considering returning the college league, but not the school itself. The reason: The college league is worth a lot of money in broadcasting, advertising, and of course money for the universities themselves. Who doesn't make a profit from it? Who are still considered unpaid students, the vast majority, by the way, African Americans who would not be able to afford the expensive education without the football scholarship.

Now, since the riots broke out, college players are asking, "Is the Corona epidemic already over that we can play football? And if not, why do we just want to give back and the school itself doesn't?" Another question that arises is why university heads - most of them white - do not go out to protect students who will be forced to play football to maintain their scholarship and not be thrown back into a life of poverty, without education and without a sports career. One of the symbols of the recent riots has already become the devastation and destruction left by rioters in the Atlanta College Football Hall of Fame.

And we haven't talked about hockey yet

And what is going on at the BBC, which has been fighting throughout its modern era with political expressions and demonstrations? Only recently, in the series "The Last Dance," did Michael Jordan return to the famous phrase: "Republicans buy shoes, too." In addition, the past star added: "I really appreciate what Muhammad Ali did, but I never considered myself a social activist. Was it selfish? Probably so, but not for the sake of my energy."

LeBron James, as opposed to Jordan, did not hesitate to express his protest and opinions throughout. In the African American community over the weekend, they wrote: "Jordan may be a bigger basketball player, but LeBron James has reached places that Jordan has never reached," referring to James's harsh words on social networks against racism.

The new generation of stars, who sometimes did not hesitate to respond to political protests, announced that the latest case broke all the tools and from now on if they did not allow them to show and express their opinion - they simply would not play or would agree to be penalized: "Before I am an NBA star, I Part of the black community. Even though I'm only 23, don't underestimate what I feel and what we feel, "said Boston superstar Jaylen Brown, who drove 15 hours to take part in protests in Atlanta.

Will the College League eventually open? Will the BBC stars forget everything by the end of the month (the league should resume) and agree to play? And would they agree not to make any political protest?

And all this before we even talked about the Hockey League (NHL), which is considered the most white league of all. Minnesota Wild stars spoke this weekend: "We are in a league where we close our eyes or alternatively look away. We know what's going on in our industry. Now that our city is burning, you can't shut up anymore."