5:50 PM PT — Stephen Jackson has spoken out regarding his initial post, saying he removed the post because him and Lil Yachty spoke and apologized to each other — claiming Yachty understands the outrage — and Jackson says “I salute him” for owning up to his mistakes.

Lil Yachty is catchin’ serious heat over a lyric about George Floyd in a new song, with ex-NBA star Stephen Jackson leading the charge, calling it some “weak ass s***!”

The star hip hop artist was on PlaqueBoyMax‘s live stream on Thursday when he previewed the track … and one of his bars went like this: “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd.”

Jackson — a 14-season NBA veteran — felt some type of way about the lyric, a reference to the 2020 murder of his close friend Floyd, who lost his life after a Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck during an arrest.

“I’m trying not to pay attention to you idiots, but like, it’s just hard, bro. Lil Yachty, you been wack my n****! You think saying George Floyd’s name and trying to use his name in a bar is gonna make people like yo wack ass music, my n****?!”

“That s*** weak! Y’all the only era that feels like demeaning the dead and saying that s*** is cool. It ain’t! It ain’t!”

Jackson — who grew up with Floyd in Texas — warned Yachty to keep his friend’s name out of his mouth, reminding him the entire city of Houston doesn’t play when it comes to George.

“That some weak ass s*** Yachty! But let somebody die in yo’ family, we gon’ do a whole skit about it and see how funny it is! Cut that s*** out!”

Yachty has yet to respond to Jackson’s comments.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for Floyd’s death in 2021 and was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison.