James says his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate “caused harm to a lot of people” with social media posts about an antisemitic film, actions that have led to awkward press conferences and the Bro…
LOS ANGELES — In a fraught week for the NBA, there has been a certain deafening silence: Very few players have weighed in publicly on the controversy consuming Kyrie Irving.
On Friday night, LeBron James was one of the first player voices to actually condemn Irving’s actions.130-116 loss to the Utah Jazz James is the biggest voice in the NBA with one of the largest platforms for any athlete in the world, and he knows well the power of speaking out – as well as the criticism that can come from making mistakes.
“Me personally, I don’t condone any hate to any kind to any race,” James said. “To Jewish communities, to Black communities, to Asian communities. You guys know where I stand. And that’s part of the reason why I didn’t air ‘The Shop’ episode, why we kicked that out of the archives. Because it was hate conversation going on there. And I don’t represent that. There’s no place in this world for it.”
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