Feb 21, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) gestures to a referee after a foul call during the first quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. [Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports]LeBron James was among a number of high-profile athletes who took to social media to speak out on the death of an unarmed black man seen in a video lying face down in the street while a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. James, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, also wrote in the post "Do you understand NOW!!??!!?? Others in the sports world voiced their outrage over the incident that is likely to add fuel to the "Black Lives Matter" movement spawned by a series of U.S. police killings of unarmed black men. It really is..... no explanation," Odell Beckham Jr., a three-time Pro Bowl NFL receiver who plays for the Cleveland Browns, wrote on Twitter.

Source: Standard Digital May 27, 2020 16:52 UTC