Athletes' Reactions to Police Murdering Alton Sterling

Sports stars are speaking up.

Sports stars Are Speaking Up - The disturbing, cold-blooded shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of police has sent shockwaves through social media... and sports stars have something to say about it. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick likened it to a modern-day lynching, while fellow star athletes such as Chris Paul and Victor Cruz weighed in as well. Here, BET.com compiles the strongest athlete reactions to Alton Sterling's death. (Photos from left: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images, Alex Trautwig/Getty Images, Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Chris Paul - @CP3(Photo: Chris Paul via Twitter)
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Sports stars Are Speaking Up - The disturbing, cold-blooded shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of police has sent shockwaves through social media... and sports stars have something to say about it. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick likened it to a modern-day lynching, while fellow star athletes such as Chris Paul and Victor Cruz weighed in as well. Here, BET.com compiles the strongest athlete reactions to Alton Sterling's death. (Photos from left: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images, Alex Trautwig/Getty Images, Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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