Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishment of 'white supremacist' police in response to Breonna Taylor ruling as LeBron James says black women are 'the most DISRESPECTED' people

Wednesday's ruling in for the shooting death of Breonna Taylor sparked immediate outrage in the sports world, with Colin Kaepernick demanding the abolishment of 'white supremacist' police and LeBron James calling black women 'the most disrespected on earth.'

'The white supremacist institution of policing that stole Breonna Taylor's life from us must be abolished for the safety and well being of our people,' Kaepernick tweeted with an #AbolishThePolice hashtag.

On Wednesday, Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron announced that two white Louisville policemen who fired into Taylor's apartment in March will not be prosecuted for her death because their use of force was justified. A third officer was charged with wanton endangerment, the lowest-grade felony in Kentucky.

Wednesday's ruling in for the shooting death of Breonna Taylor sparked immediate outrage in the sports world, with Colin Kaepernick demanding the abolishment of 'white supremacist' police and LeBron James calling black women 'the most disrespected on earth'

Breonna Taylor was shot to death by Louisville police in the early hours of March 13, as police were serving a warrant on Taylor's apartment

But as James and many others noticed, that sole charge was for the endangerment of Taylor's neighbors -- not the 26-year-old African-American EMT.

'I've been lost for words today!' James tweeted. 'I'm devastated, hurt, sad, mad! We want Justice for Breonna yet justice was met for her neighbors apartment walls and not her beautiful life. Was I surprised at the verdict. Absolutely not but damnit I was & still am hurt and heavy hearted! my love to Breonna mother, family and friends! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!'

James went on to call black women 'the most DISRESPECTED person on earth.'

'I promise you I'll do my best to change this as much as I can and even more!!' he continued. 'LOVE to you QUEENS all over this country and beyond!'

Taylor was shot to death by Louisville police in the early hours of March 13, as police were serving a warrant on Taylor's apartment.

Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired at police as they entered the apartment, maintaining he did not know they were police and that he feared Taylor and he were being attacked. Police returned fire, with multiple shots hitting Taylor, killing her.

Two officers - Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove - were found to have been justified under Kentucky law in returning fire because Walker shot at them, wounding Mattingly in the thigh, Cameron said.

Walker has contended he believed intruders were breaking into Taylor's home and that the couple did not hear police announce their arrival, contrary to the account of the officers and a neighbor. Walker made no mention of police in a 911 call he made in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. 

A third officer, former Detective Brett Hankison, was indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree, an offense that ranks at the lowest level of felony crimes in Kentucky and carries a prison sentence of up to five years.

Louisville officers Jonathan Mattingly , Brett Hankison (not pictured), and Myles Cosgrove were accused of killing Breonna Taylor inside her apartment. Mattingly and Cosgrove were found to have been justified under Kentucky law in returning fire because Kenneth Walker, Taylor's boyfriend, shot at them, wounding Mattingly in the thigh

Recently fired detective Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree, an offense that ranks at the lowest level of felony crimes in Kentucky and carries a prison sentence of up to five years.

Cameron said those three counts stem from the fact that some of the rounds Hankison fired - 10 in all - traveled through Taylor's apartment into an adjacent unit where a man, a pregnant woman and a child were at home.

Cameron, however, said there was 'no conclusive' evidence that any of Hankison's bullets struck Taylor.

Six bullets struck Taylor, he said, and ballistics investigators found only one shot, fired by Cosgrove, was fatal, Cameron said.

No drugs were found in the apartment, a lawyer for Walker said.

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park in Annapolis, Maryland 

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, speaking after his team's first workout since March, said it was 'demoralizing' to learn about the news.

'It's just so demoralizing. It's so discouraging,' said Kerr. 'I just keep thinking about the generation of American kids, of any color. Is this the world they will live in?

'There's just so much violence, and it's demoralizing when we can't be accountable or hold anyone to account for it.'

Megan Rapinoe, who last year was named women's soccer player of the year after leading the United States to a World Cup title, called the decision devastating.

'My heart is with the family of Breonna Taylor right now,' Rapinoe wrote on Twitter. 'My god. This is devastating and unfortunately not surprising. Black and brown fox in this country deserve so much more.' (Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Michael Perry)

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, whose team is playing the Lakers in the Western Conference finals and who often wears 'Justice for Elijah McClain' on his shirts, said, 'I know we've been using our platform down here to try to bring about education and a voice in a lot of players on our team, especially justice for Breonna Taylor. We have not gotten that justice. That's a shame. Hopefully that will change at some point.'

Megan Rapinoe, who last year was named women's soccer player of the year after leading the United States to a World Cup title, called the decision devastating

McClain, was a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police in Aurora, Colo., last August. Police ultimately tackled McClain to the ground and put him in a chokehold, then called paramedics who injected McClain with the powerful sedative ketamine. McClain had a heart attack on the way to the hospital and was declared brain dead three days later. McClain was not armed when police originally approached him.

One month ago Wednesday, Jacob Blake, another Black man, was shot multiple times in the back by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wis. Shortly after the shooting, the Milwaukee Bucks decided not play out of protest against the shooting. That began a string of teams and athletes in a variety of sports around the world refusing to play or practice as a sign of protest.

There has been no indication Wednesday that any games would be postponed in light of the Taylor news, and the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat did play Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals later Wednesday night near Orlando.

Before the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra talked about the increased social activism athletes and sports leagues have undertaken in recent months.

'This has all been about justice,' Spoelstra said, 'and it was not served.'

New York Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon called Taylor's killing 'state sanctioned murder'

Celtics coach Brad Stevens said, 'To have 15 rounds of gunfire fired, five of which hit , and there to be wanton endangerment -- which I didn't know existed before today -- as the charge ... it's tough.

'At the end of the day, there's been a call across the country, rightfully so, for more transparency, more accountability and just a better community relationship. And obviously, this feels like a setback to that.'

Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said he 'wasn't surprised' by the verdict.

'I think that this society, in the way it was built and the way ... its intentions were never to protect and serve people of color, initially,' Brown said. 'When they were gearing for what was about to happen, I knew the wrong decision was probably being made, but it doesn't surprise me. It doesn't surprise me at all. Until we dismantle, recreate or change the system that we have, we're going to still have victims like Breonna Taylor and others that fall victim to oppression.'

In Bradenton, Florida, Taylor's case has been at the forefront throughout the WNBA's return to play in its bubble. Players have worn 'Say Her Name' shirts -- a rallying cry in the wake of Taylor's death -- and 'Black Lives Matter' has donned courts in the bubble.

Though there were no games Wednesday, plenty of players expressed their feelings on social media, as well.

'We knew the news was not gonna be good when the Louisville police chief declared a state of emergency preemptively,' New York Liberty guard Layshia Clarendon tweeted. 'My heart breaks for Tamika Palmer (Taylor's mother) all over again. We will not be silent & accept state sanctioned murder and an extreme lack of accountability time and time again.'

Washington Mystics forward Tianna Hawkins tweeted, 'He was charged with endangerment for shooting in 'other' apartments. STILL, there are no charges and no one being held accountable for Breonna Taylor's MURDER.'

And Chicago Sky coach James Wade -- one of two Black head coaches in the WNBA -- tweeted: 'Wow! This comes as no surprise but this is really bad. I don't understand what we stand for and why life doesn't mean anything.'  

Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Quinn Cook #28 of the Los Angeles Lakers kneel during the National Anthem with VOTE shirts on prior to the start of the game against the Denver Nuggets in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday