LeBron James declined to speak to reporters on Wednesday after the Lakers practiced, but the decision not to take questions likely had less to do with the Lakers being up 2-1 in the Western Conference Finals and more to do with the recent news out of Louisville, Kentucky.
A grand jury indicted former officer Brett Hankinson, one of the three officers who allegedly shot and killed Breonna Taylor while she slept in her bed, on charges of “wanton endangerment,” related to potential damages the shooting could have caused instead of the death of Taylor. The verdict, which doesn’t apply responsibility to anyone for Taylor’s death, has angered many around the country. James was one of the angered, posting that he’s “so sorry,” for the lack of justice involved in Taylor’s murder.
LeBron is rightfully upset that the charges brought to only one of the officers don’t hold anybody responsible for the death of Taylor, in her own home. He has been active in trying to prevent voter suppression, but the lack of any real justice in the Taylor case is a disheartening blow to anybody who hopes for equality in the United States.
