Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Friday fired back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic and vowed to never stay silent about social causes after he was criticized by the AC Milan forward for sticking his nose into politics. I preach about my people and I preach about equality, social justice, racism, voter suppression -- things that go on in our community," James told reporters after the Lakers' 102-93 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. "I'll use my platform to continue to shed light on everything that's going on around this country and around the world. There's no way I would ever just stick to sports, because I understand how powerful this platform and my voice is." James also pointed to comments made by Ibrahimovic in 2018 when the Swedish forward claimed "undercover racism" had caused the media to treat him differently from players that had traditional surnames like Andersson or Svensson.

Source: The Nation February 27, 2021 21:22 UTC