The Memphis Grizzlies held a moment of silence for Nichols before Friday night's NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis.

In a pre-game presser, Jenkins was it was "devastating", "another example of police brutality taking the life of one of our own" and "hard to process."

In a pre-game presser ahead of the release of the footage, Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said it was "devastating", "another example of police brutality taking the life of one of our own" and "hard to process."

"A lot of emotion," Jenkins said.

Some major police departments released statements condemning the actions of the former officers seen in the body camera video of Tyre Nichols' encounter.

The LAPD tweeted a statement from Chief of Police Michel R. Moore, who called the ex-cop's actions "incredibly disturbing, cruel and inhumane."

"The violation of trust tarnishes our bade and has a caustic effect on the public's trust," Moore said in his statement.

Acting New York State Police Superintendent Steven A. Nigrelli also condemned the former officers.

"We are outraged and sickened, and we also understand the frustration being felt by the public," he said in a statement.

Among the four videos released by the city, the overhead surveillance wide-angle shot taken from a city surveillance camera offers a bird's-eye view of the beating. The footage is graphic and contains images that are disturbing.

Based on that footage, it appears that roughly 20 minutes lapse between the ending of the beating and the officers' first attempts to render aid to Nichols. EMTs are not visible in the video until more than 22 minutes after the end of the beating.

Additionally, there appears to be several more officers on the scene other than the five who were fired and charged in this case. Shortly after the beating ends, several other officers can be seen in the video. Those officers have not been identified. The local district attorney has said that more charges could be possible in the case.

-ABC News' Whitney Lloyd

Protests following the release of the body camera footage began in Memphis with crowds gathering in the streets and calling Tyre Nichols' name.

The demonstrations were so far peaceful, but officers were on hand.

Similar protests also took place in Washington, D.C , Philadelphia, Boston and Times Square.

There were no immediate reports of arrests at any of the protests in the other cities.

Ben Crump, an attorney for Tyre Nichols’ family, is applauding the charges, including second-degree murder, that were “swiftly” brought against the five Memphis police officers involved in Nichols’ traffic stop.

“When we look at how these five Black officers, who were caught on camera committing a crime, and when we look at how fast the police chief and the police department terminated them," Crump said at a news conference Friday. "And we look at how swiftly the district attorney brought charges against them in less than 20 days, then we want to proclaim that this is the blueprint going forward for any time any officers, whether they be Black or white, will be held accountable.”

"We won't accept less going forward," Crump said.

"We have a precedent that has been set here in Memphis," he said.

Crump said he intends to file a civil suit against the SCORPION organized crime unit to which the involved officers belonged based on other excessive force allegations made against the unit. His co-counsel, Antonio Romanucci, called for Memphis police to disband the unit immediately.

Crump said the family wants to create a law in Tennessee named after Nichols that will emphasize the importance of officers having a duty to intervene when they see crimes being committed, even if the crimes are being committed by fellow officers.

-ABC News' Whitney Lloyd