Baltimore remains in a State of Emergency amidst protesting, rioting and looting over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died on April 19 after suffering a severe spinal injury while in police custody.
The State of Emergency and continued civil unrest led NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony, who was born in Brooklyn, but raised in Baltimore, to take to his Instagram account Monday night and pen a poignant message to his beloved city.
While wanting justice, Melo decried those violently rioting and looting.
"We all want Justice. And our city will get the answers we are looking for," he started off his lengthy message writing.
"My deepest sympathy goes out to the GRAY Family. To see my city in a State of Emergency is just shocking. We need to protect our city, not destroy it."
Melo's full statement can be found below.
Fellow NBA star and Baltimore native Rudy Gay also posted the following message, representing for his city and keeping the residents of B'more on his mind.
A photo posted by Rudy Gay (@rudygay8) on Apr 27, 2015 at 2:27pm PDT
The civil unrest in Baltimore triggered the Orioles to keep fans at Camden Yards well after the ninth inning of their game with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday due to dangerous protesting and rioting outside of the stadium. Although the Orioles wound up finishing that weekend series, they postponed their games against the Chicago White Sox yesterday and today out of precaution. Monday's announcement:
After consultation with Baltimore City Police Department, tonight’s game between the Orioles & White Sox at Oriole Park has been postponed. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 27, 2015
An announcement regarding a make-up date will be made asap. Fans are encouraged to keep their tickets & parking until more info is available — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 27, 2015
Tuesday's announcement:
After consultation with MLB & state & local officials, tonight’s game between the Orioles & the White Sox at Oriole Park has been postponed. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 28, 2015
An announcement regarding the make-up date will be made as soon as possible. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 28, 2015
Fans are encouraged to keep their tickets and parking passes until more information is made available.
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 28, 2015
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