Ex-NBA star demands Stephen Jackson justice over death of George Floyd

Saying he is "not scared", former NBA star Stephen Jackson made a powerful demand for justice at a protest over the death of his boyhood friend George Floyd on Friday in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Floyd, an African-American, died while handcuffed after pleading for air as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.

The officer, identified as Derek Chauvin, was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The charges were announced shortly after Jackson spoke at a news conference organised by activists at Minneapolis City Hall.

The 42-year-old Jackson played for eight NBA teams from 2000-2013 and won a championship in 2003 with the San Antonio Spurs.