LeVelle Moton appeared on ESPN Radio over the weekend to discuss the current state of the country.
The North Carolina Central head coach talked about how some Power 5 head coaches have built generational wealth with black student-athletes, yet he hasn’t seen any of them talking about what is currently going in this country that affects the very students that are on their team.
“The reality is a lot of these coaches have been able to create generational wealth. Their grandkids’ kids are gonna be able to live a prosperous life because athletes who were the complexion of George Floyd were able to run a football, throw a football, shoot a basketball or whatever have you so they have been able to benefit from athletes that look like George Floyd and many more. But whenever people [who are] the complexion of George Floyd are killed, assassinated, murdered in the street in broad daylight, they’re silent,” Moton said.
It should be noted, however, Michigan State men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo released a statement on Saturday night.
“We must stand together for human rights and against racism,” Izzo wrote in a statement. “As a white American basketball coach who has been trusted and accepted into African American homes across our country, the racism and injustice I’ve witnessed has sickened my soul.”
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The 45-year-old Morton played collegiately at North Carolina Central, and began his head coaching duties at NCCU in 2009.
