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Las Vegas Raiders receive backlash for tweet after conviction of Derek Chauvin – Wide World of Sports
Owner stubbornly stands behind emotive statement
The Las Vegas Raiders got angry backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.
The tweet sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday said “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than 20 times before he was killed when Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck last May.
Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday for causing Floyd’s death.
Raiders owner Mark Davis said he was…
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