Kobe Bryant went nearly a month without posting anything to his Twitter account before Tuesday.
The decision by a grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting of Michael Brown broke Bryant’s silent streak.
The system enables young black men to be killed behind the mask of law #Ferguson #tippingpoint #change
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) November 25, 2014
Bryant’s tweet had been retweeted more than 5,000 times in less than 20 minutes.
LeBron James also posted a reaction to the news late Monday night.
Follow the Chicago Sun-Times’ coverage of the events in Ferguson here.
[h/t Sporting News]