Timberwolves' D'Angelo Russell Joins March in Remembrance of Breonna Taylor

Minnesota Timberwolves guard D'Angelo Russell marched in remembrance of Breonna Taylor on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.

Taylor was shot and killed in her Louisville apartment by police, who were serving a no-knock search warrant for a narcotics investigation last March, per Kay Jones, Carma Hassan and Leah Asmelash of CNN.com.

"Taylor's mother, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed [in April] against the three police officers involved, argues that the officers should have called off their search of Taylor's apartment because a suspect police were looking for had already been arrested by other officers executing a warrant at a separate location," the trio wrote.

Taylor, a certified EMT, was 26 years old.

Protests have been ongoing worldwide following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin—who has since been fired and charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter—kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. 

The protests against racial inequality and police brutality have been sparked by the deaths of Floyd, Taylor and other black people who have been killed.

Russell is one of many athletes and coaches who have protested in recent days.

Of note, many coaches and players on the Denver Broncos took part in a protest in Denver on Saturday, with safety Justin Simmons and linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu, among others, saying a few words, per Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic:

Julia Poe of the Orlando Sentinel reported that Sydney Leroux, Ali Krieger and other members of the Orlando Pride also took part in protests Saturday.

The list of athletes and coaches who have protested recently includes the Seattle Storm's Breanna Stewart and Jewell Loyd, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard and Russell's teammate, Karl-Anthony Towns.