Retired Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher criticized NBA players for refusing to take the floor for playoff games, and did so by drawing a false equivalence between Brett Favre playing football after his father passed away with the societal issues of racism and police brutality.

ā€œBrett Favre played the [Monday Night Football] game the day his dad died, threw 4 TDs in the first half, and was a legend for playing in the face of adversity. NBA players boycott the playoffs because a dude reaching for a knife, wanted for felony sexual assault warrant, was shot by police,ā€ read a message Urlacher posted on his Instagram story, referring to Favre's famous ā€œMonday Night Footballā€ performance and the recent shooting of Jacob Blake.

Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he approached his car carrying his three children. There was a knife in the car that was later found. Blake is currently facing a third-degree sexual assault charge.

On Dec. 22, 2003, Favre threw for 311 yards and led the Green Bay Packers to victory over the Oakland Raiders one day after his dad suffered a fatal heart attack.

On Thursday, a slew of NBA players responded to Urlacher as screenshots of the linebackers' misguided post began circulating social media.

Chicago native and former Miami Heat and Bulls shooting guard Dwyane Wade was not ā€œsurprisedā€ by Urlacher's social media activity.

Urlacher earned a clown face emoji from Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan.

ā€œDude had one too many concussions,ā€ New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart tweeted, in seeming response to Brian Urlacher.

ā€œThatā€™s sad ā€¦ Heā€™s a real life sucka for that,ā€ wrote veteran Isaiah Thomas a two-time All-Star and free agent point guard.

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Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets echoed Thomas' sentiments:

Urlacher's Instagram account also drew attention Thursday for a ā€œlikeā€ of a post calling Kyle Rittenhouse a ā€œpatriot.ā€ Rittenhouse, 17, allegedly fired on protestors with a semi-automatic rifle, killing two people and seriously injuring a third. He was arrested on Wednesday and faces a first-degree murder charge.