OKLAHOMA CITY (KRON/AP) — Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is again speaking out about Julius Jones, who is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.

Jones was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1999 shooting death of Paul Howell, but has consistently maintained his innocence.

The Oklahoma parole board has recommended clemency twice. Now, Jones’ life lays in the hands of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Kerr tweeted out a video Wednesday pleading people to join the fight to save Jones’ life.

“I wanted to put this video out, please share it. Please join in the fight to save an innocent man’s life. Do it for Julius. Do it for his family. Do it for our country,” Kerr said. “This cannot happen in a civilized nation and we have to keep this from happening. Do everything you can.”

The case has gained nationwide attention since the documentary “The Last Defense” aired in 2018 and outlined some of the defense team’s allegations.

Kim Kardashian West, who visited Jones in prison, and athletes with ties to Oklahoma like Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin and Trae Young have urged Stitt to commute Jones’ death sentence and spare his life.

Warriors star Stephen Curry said he spoke on the phone with Jones and their conversation moved him. Curry said the two talked about basketball and possibly meeting up if he gets out.

Students across Oklahoma City have walked out of class in support of Jones.

A petition created to demand justice for Jones has collected more than 6.5 million signatures.

Many say there is powerful evidence that proves Jones is innocent.

Following are some of the key arguments made by Jones’ attorneys and the response from prosecutors (from The Associated Press):

EYE-WITNESS DESCRIPTION OF SHOOTER

Paul Howell’s sister, Megan Tobey, who was an eyewitness to her brother’s killing testified in court that the gunman was wearing a stocking cap that came down “about a half an inch to an inch” above his ears, and that hair was sticking out from both sides. Jones’ attorneys suggest this was a better description of Jones’ co-defendant who testified against him, Christopher Jordan, who had corn-row braids at the time, and that the jury was never shown a photo of Jones taken a week before the murder that showed him with short, close-cropped hair. Jones has long said he was framed by Jordan, and that Jordan is the actual killer.

But prosecutors say Tobey testified she never saw braids and that her testimony was referring to how much hair was visible between the top of the ear and the stocking cap, not the hair length. Prosecutors also note that a federal district court addressed this issue, noting “the length of (Jones’) hair compared to Mr. Jordan’s is not a persuasive showing of actual innocence.”

JONES’ ALIBI

Jones and his family have maintained that he was at home with them on the night of Howell’s murder, eating dinner and playing games with his siblings, and that the jury was never presented this information at trial.

Prosecutors say this is a “blatant falsehood,” and that Jones’ trial attorney never called the family to the witness stand because Jones repeatedly told his attorneys that he was not at home on the night of the murder. They also note that three people saw Jones with Howell’s stolen Suburban shortly after the killing. Even Jones’ trial attorney, David McKenzie, wrote in an affidavit that he “personally concluded that the alibi defense was untrue.”

JAILHOUSE TESTIMONY

Jones’ attorneys say the jury also never heard from several individuals who have testified that Jordan admitted killing Howell and framing Jones. Prosecutors say those individuals, all of whom have lengthy criminal records, were not credible, knew no details of the murder and that their testimonies were not corroborated.

RACIAL BIAS

A juror in Jones’ trial wrote in an affidavit after Jones’ conviction that during the trial another juror engaged in premature deliberations and used a racial epithet while saying they should take Jones behind the jail and shoot him. Prosecutors argue that when the trial judge asked her about this allegation the day after the alleged incident, she never mentioned the racial epithet. And the judge’s bailiff signed an affidavit saying the juror never reported this, as she said she did.

COULD JONES’ LIFE BE SPARED?

Although Jones has no pending appeals, the state’s Pardon and Parole Board twice voted 3-1 to recommend to the governor that Jones’ death sentence be commuted, each time citing doubts about the evidence in the case. Stitt appointed two of the three members who voted to recommend clemency: Adam Luck and Kelly Doyle. The third member, Larry Morris, was appointed by the Court of Criminal Appeals.

“Personally, I believe in death penalty cases there should be no doubts. And put simply, I have doubts about this case,” Luck said on the day of Jones’ clemency hearing.

Stitt, who has said little publicly about his decision, could commute Jones’ sentence to life in prison, with or without the chance for parole.

“The governor takes his role in this process seriously and will carefully consider the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation as he does in all cases,” Stitt spokeswoman Carly Atchison said in a statement. “We will not have any further comment until the governor has made a decision.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.