Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star guard Russell Westbrook says "something has to change" in the United States following the recent police shootings of black men in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
The NBA player made the comments Friday at the Thunder's annual media day.
Westbrook, who grew up in the Los Angeles area, says the Sept. 16 shooting of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man in Tulsa, hit home for him because of where he grew up and how he was raised.
Westbrook says it's important for him to speak up as an African-American man in the spotlight. He says he doesn't have answers, but he's committed to helping find them, and he will use his voice "as much as possible."
Thunder player Anthony Morrow, who is from Charlotte, called Tuesday's shooting of Keith Scott in his hometown a "sad situation."