The NBA is back on. The league officially announced that the games, which were called off due to a players strike led by the Milwaukee Bucks, will resume on Saturday. On Wednesday, there was news that LeBron James, as well as other members of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers, told players they did not want to play before eventually changing their tune the following morning, as the NBPA agreed to stay at the bubble and finish the rest of the season.
According to new reporting from The Athletic’s Shams Charania, James, as well as Chris Paul and other influential members of the NBPA, sought the advice of former President Barack Obama.
Former President Barack Obama spoke to James, National Basketball Players Association president Chris Paul and a small group of players late Wednesday evening, advising them to play and utilize the opportunity to contextualize action they want in order to play, The Athletic has learned.
All of the reporting has suggested that one of the chief concerns of LeBron James was a lack of actionable plans, aside from of course the massive action it would be to go on strike and shut down the season. James, who has been heavily involved during this election cycle in combatting voter suppression against Black people, is obviously using all of the resources and expertise he has at his disposal to do what he feels is right.
