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LeBron James Reacts to Jacob Blake Decision

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James  called a prosecutor’s decision not to file charges against a police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin this summer a ‘blow to the heart and to the gut. LeBron spoke out on Tuesday after the Los Angeles Lakers won 94-92 over the Memphis Grizzlies.

“I’m smart enough to know that even though we are playing a game of basketball that there’s so much more going on in the world,”

“So much more that’s even more important than us playing a game. To hear what happened in Kenosha today was a blow to the heart and to the gut, not only to that community, but to us and to every Black person that has been a part of this process, seeing these outcomes for so long.”


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Twitter reacted to Bron’s comments:

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https://twitter.com/NicoleArbour/status/1346830654068072451

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Tough crowd for LeBron. James said players also will maintain their efforts on behalf of social justice.

Unfortunately in this day and age, we need our athletes to step up and do more than just shut up and dribble. Their voices are some of the loudest.


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