Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James: 'Not one time have I said let's act violent toward cops'

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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has frequently criticized police officers that have shot or killed unarmed Black people. Though he has called for law enforcement to be held accountable for those incidents, never has James suggested it should be done with force.

“Not one time have I ever said let’s act violent toward cops,” James said following the Lakers’ 114-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. “I just said what’s going on in our community is not okay. And we fear for that, and we fear for our lives. It’s something that we go through every single day as a Black man, a Black woman and a Black kid and a Black girl, we fear that moment where we’re pulled over.”

Last week, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva called on James to match a $100,00 reward for an effort to find the gunman responsible for the shooting of two LA County sheriffs deputies. James said, “I have zero response on the sheriff.”

Last week, Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, filed a lawsuit against Villanueva, the sheriff’s department and LA County over alleged photos deputies took and shared of Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, after dying from a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.

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[LakeArenal]

1. Of course he hasn't.

He probably has relatives that our cops.

They like to portray Dems as haters.

Such a non-joke.

[in2herbs]

2. I hope Kobe's widow wins her lawsuit and bankrupts those she is suing. Would Villanueva be cloaked

with qualified immunity and therefore get his legal fees paid by the state of CA? If so, how on earth is taking pics of a dead celebrity and his dtr and then sharing the pics considered part of his job description?

[tishaLA]

4. Paid by (the taxpayers of) LA County

Whatever Vanessa Bryant gets and whatever legal fees LASD incurs defending the idiot deputies. Quite a racket, huh?

[in2herbs]

5. Yes, it is a racket. However, if the cop is not entitled to qualified immunity he may have to hire

and pay for his own attorney.

[Docreed2003]

3. I like LBJ as a player and a person, so I'm obviously biased

But the way he's treated by the rw and rw sports fans is atrocious. I can not imagine being in his position and yet being the punching bag for every lunatic on the right. This is true for so many of the folks on our side but Lebron seems to be the punching bag du jour

[DinahMoeHum]

6. Because he scares the shit out RWs and RW sports fans.

LBJ's role model isn't Michael Jordan. It's Muhammad Ali.

https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/lebron-racist-right-wring/