Michael Jordan gave way to LeBron James in the NBA of the 2000s, just as traditional forms of communication began to yield to the birth and growth of new media.

(CNN) -- George Floyd moved to Minnesota for a fresh start an opportunity to better himself and to be a better father. Floyd, 46, died Monday in the city he moved to for a better life, his last moments caught on video. After high school, head basketball coach George Walker recruited Floyd to play for him at South Florida State College in Avon Park, Florida. "I've heard George in the last couple days more than I've heard my whole life, and we had a 21-plus (year) relationship," Jackson told CNN's Poppy Harlow Thursday. Once Floyd moved to Minnesota, Jackson said Floyd talked at great length about his journey to create better opportunities for himself.