Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was enjoying some tennis earlier this weekend before he and his squad took care of business in their Game 5, series-ending victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday evening. In particular, James gave a shout out to young tennis star Naomi Osaka, for winning the final of the U.S. Open and winning her second straight U.S. Open Final at the age of 22.
Osaka also has been involved with LeBron’s UNINTERRUPTED in trying to use her platform to call attention to racial violence from police. Osaka wore masks with the names of police brutality and when the NBA went on strike a few weeks ago, she pulled out of a warm-up tournament before the Open.
GREAT COMEBACK!! Congrats @naomiosaka! 🙏🏾✊🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 12, 2020
Osaka is a star and was even repping the Lakers during her run to the U.S. Open title, wearing the special Kobe Bryant/Black Mamba jerseys released by Nike a few weeks ago, which the Lakers have worn a couple of times.
