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Sports stars Are Speaking Up - The disturbing, cold-blooded shooting death of Alton Sterling at the hands of police has sent shockwaves through social media... and sports stars have something to say about it. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick likened it to a modern-day lynching, while fellow star athletes such as Chris Paul and Victor Cruz weighed in as well. Here, BET.com compiles the strongest athlete reactions to Alton Sterling's death. (Photos from left: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images, Alex Trautwig/Getty Images, Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Chris Paul - @CP3(Photo: Chris Paul via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Chris Paul via Twitter

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Jeremy Lin - (Photo: Jeremy Lin via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Jeremy Lin via Twitter

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Jaelen Strong - @JaelenStrong(Photo: Jaelen Strong via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Jaelen Strong via Twitter

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Victor Cruz - Instagram: @teamvic(Photo: Victor Cruz via Instagram)

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Tyrann Mathieu - Matthieu_Era(Photo: Tyrann Mathieu via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Tyrann Mathieu via Twitter

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Colin Kaepernick - Instagram: @Kaepernick7(Photo: Colin Kaepernick via Instagram)

Photo By Photo: Colin Kaepernick via Instagram

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Jamal Crawford - @JCrossover(Photo: Jamal Crawford via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Jamal Crawford via Twitter

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Ameer Abdullah - @Ameerguapo(Photo: Ameer Abdullah via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Ameer Abdullah via Twitter

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Calvin Johnson - @calvinjohnsonjr(Photo: Calvin Johnson Jr. via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Calvin Johnson Jr. via Twitter

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Mark Ingram - @MarkIngram22(Photo: Mark Ingram via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Mark Ingram via Twitter

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DeMarcus Ware - @DeMarcusWare(Photo: DeMarcus Ware via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: DeMarcus Ware via Twitter

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Randall Cobb - @rcobb18(Photo: Randall Cobb via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Randall Cobb via Twitter