The Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said sportspeople like Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James should quit sticking their nose into politics. Four-time NBA champion James, who Ibrahimovic described as a phenomenal basketball player, has been one of the NBA’s leading voices against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. A frequent critic of former US president Donald Trump, James also helped form a group aimed at battling voter disenfranchisement in predominantly black communities last year. Do what you’re good at doing,” Ibrahimovic told Uef and Discovery+ in Sweden. “You’re really good at football so you shouldn’t voice your opinion about LeBron using his platform for good.

Source: The Guardian February 26, 2021 19:07 UTC