LeBron James joined the chorus of voices who were outraged today after video leaked of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a Minnesota Police Officer, as the officer put his knee into Floyd’s throat and kept doing it despite pleas from Floyd that he couldn’t breathe. LeBron has, unfortunately, had to be vocal very recently on the killing of another black man, Ahmaud Arbery, when that video was released earlier this month, of him being killed while going on a jog by two men, who have since been arrested in Georgia.
LeBron spoke out on the killing of Floyd, side by side with a photo of Colin Kaepernick, drawing the throughline between police violence towards black people in the United States and Kaepernick’s choice to kneel during the national anthem.
James shared the videos on his Instagram story as well and he is far from alone in the NBA. Several players, as well as Warriors coach Steve Kerr, have condemned the killing as murder.
