LeBron James powerfully confronts racism after hate crime: 'Being black in America is tough'
LeBron James powerfully confronts racism after hate crime: 'Being black in America is tough'
- The night before LeBron James’ seventh straight NBA Finals appearance, the most important part of his press conference wasn’t about his quest for a fourth NBA championship or his thoughts on what Kevin Durant adds to the Golden State Warriors.
- The night before LeBron James’ seventh straight NBA Finals appearance, the most important part of his press conference wasn’t about his quest for a fourth NBA championship or his thoughts on what Kevin Durant adds to the Golden State Warriors.
It was about Emmett Till.
On
Wednesday morning, someone spray painted the n-word onto the front gate
of James’ Los Angeles home. Police are investigating it as a hate
crime.
James,
who has been a vocal advocate for the black community throughout his
career, did not shy away from addressing the incident when a reporter
asked him about it.