Michael Jordan and Lewis Hamilton join sportsmen denouncing Floyd's death

In this Feb. 24, 2020, file photo, former NBA player Michael Jordan reacts while speaking during a celebration of life for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Los Angeles. Jordan is "deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry." With protesters taking to the streets across the United States again Sunday, May 31, Jordan released a statement on George Floyd and the killings of black people at the hands of police. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Former NBA basketball superstar Michael Jordan and six-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton joined athletes on Sunday who deplored the death of a black man during his arrest in the United States who resulted in dozens of demonstrations, sometimes degenerating into riots.

Michael Jordan denounced in a statement "rooted racism" in the United States, saying he was "deeply saddened, genuinely distressed and totally angry" after the May 25 death of George Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis (Minnesota).