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In Wake Of Jacksonville Shootings, Miami Heat Condemn Racism

The Miami Heat paid their respects to the victims in Jacksonville shooting, fight against racism

Shandel Richardson

In Wake Of Jacksonville Shootings, Miami Heat Condemn Racism
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The Miami Heat have always make their presence felt when it comes to speaking on social justice issues. 

Which makes their latest message no surprise. 

On Tuesday, the Heat released a social media post in response to the Jacksonville shooting. A white gunman shot and killed three black people in what appeared a racially-motivate attack at Dollar General. Anolt Laguerre, Jerrald Gallion and Angela Carr were murdered by Ryan Palmeter. 

Palmeter left behind "manifestos" before killing himself. He left notes that read he "hated black people." 

The Heat's statement read: "The black victims were murdered at the hands of a racist gunman in Jacksonville over the weekend. As part of a league in which 73 percent of our players are black, we are angry and disgusted by the senseless and hate-filled motives of such a violent and horrific act. Fight racism." 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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