Former NBA player Stephen Jackson said the reason his longtime friend George Floyd moved away from his hometown of Houston, Texas, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, was to "provide for his family, be a better father."
"That was the main reason for moving. When he called me, his whole reason coming was to get here, get away from Texas so he could provide for his family, be a better father, be a better father. His whole reason being in Minnesota was to work be drive trucks, and he was doing that. He was doing great here, turning a curve, and then this happened. So he was doing his part," he said.
Jackson joined Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter, as she delivered emotional remarks to the media this afternoon.
"This is why I'm here. I'm through crying. I'm ready to fight. I'm ready to stand for my brother. I'm ready to get justice for my brother. That's why I'm here," Jackson said.
Washington described Floyd as a good father.
"He was a good man as a father," Washington said of Floyd as she wept. "He was so happy to have her... he loved her. He loved her so much."
"He took care for us, he provided for us," she added.
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