Jackson was a close friend of Floyd, who was killed in 2020 after being pinned to the ground by Minneapolis police officers.

NBA champion Stephen Jackson called out rapper Lil Yachty for mentioning the late George Floyd in an unreleased track during a Twitch livestream.

Lil Yachty has apologized to Stephen Jackson after sparking backlash for a lyric that referenced George Floyd. Stephen Jackson, a close friend of Floyd, says Yachty reached out to make amends, they talked it out, and he accepted the apology, calling Yachty "a smart young man"… pic.twitter.com/AoKtF5sMBB