With the help of a couple of NBA coaches, as well as the Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, LeBron James is pushing for NBA arenas to be used as polling places for the coming 2020 election later this fall.
In a story written by the Associated Press, Benson is another addition to the team, in addition to Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce, former New York Knicks coach David Fizdale, and the Milwaukee Bucks organization. The group also has designs on pushing the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit to be a polling place, as well as the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The Hawks announced their arena would serve as a polling place earlier this week.
Wisconsin and Michigan are both expected to be potential swing states in the upcoming presidential election. James’ ‘More Than a Vote’ nonprofit group is focused on fighting voter suppression against Black citizens, as well as focusing on increasing the general turnout and enthusiasm in voting.
James has been vocal in his displeasure of long voting lines in Black neighborhoods during both the Georgia and Kentucky state primaries.
