Professional athletes were grabbing their phones and responding to the events unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri Monday night.
Minutes after the news broke that police officer Darren Wilson will not be indicted for shooting unarmed teenager Michael Brown the Tweets were flying.
Magic Johnson Tweeted twice:
I am very disappointed with decision in the Mike Brown case in Ferguson, MO.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 25, 2014
We must work together to stop the unnecessary loss of young men of color. Justice was not served in Ferguson.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 25, 2014
LeBron James posted a photo on Instagram with the caption:
“As a society how do we do better and stop things like this happening time after time!! I’m so sorry to these families. Violence is not the answer people. Retaliation isn’t the solution as well. #PrayersUpToTheFamilies #WeHaveToDoBetter”
Other athletes Tweeting included:
The GRAND JURY DECIDED NOT TO INDICT ME TOO! But that changed a week LATER! MAYBE,BUT NOT LIKELY N THIS CASE #PUTyourTrustNGODnotINtheWORLD!
— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) November 25, 2014
Wow. Just wow. Shameful. What will it take???
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) November 25, 2014
Someone PLEASE explain to me why I’m looking at an officer with a shot gun drawn in Feguson what in the …#icannot
— Swin Cash (@SwinCash) November 25, 2014
I don’t want Officer Wilson to get the death penalty or nothing but it could’ve at least went to trail… http://t.co/HaOrttZR0K
— David Clowney IV (@DavidClowney) November 25, 2014
In life we have to remember what’s really important, thoughts and prayers with Ferguson …
— Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) November 25, 2014
I understand people being upset but use it positively to help each other. Will never understand destroying the place u call home.
— Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (@StenhouseJr) November 25, 2014
Looks like most of our Atlanta athletes left their phones at home, or in their pockets, and decided not to get involved. Searches of the Twitter accounts of Roddy White, Julio Jones, Matt Ryan, Steven Jackson, Justin Upton, BJ Upton, Al Horford, Elton Brand etc yielded nothing.