Athletes took to social media on Monday night to respond to news that 28-year-old Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the shooting death of 18-year-old Mike Brown.
LeBron James posted the following photo to his Instagram page:
The photo came 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”
Serena Williams responded on Twitter:
Former NBA players Baron Davis and Kenny Smith responded to the news as well.
As did the New York Liberty’s Swin Cash:
The St. Louis Blues’ Ian Cole posted this to Twitter:
Other athletes reacted as the night went on:
