(CNN) A viral video of Democratic Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke discussing protests over racial injustice during the national anthem in the NFL has drawn a wave of praise and commentary from some high-profile athletes, including LeBron James. James tweeted about the video of O'Rourke from "Now This" news, which credits the footage to Nivien Saleh. https://t.co/E1YrbqGciZ — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 23, 2018In the four-minute video, O'Rourke fields a question at a Texas town hall about the national anthem protests that have roiled the NFL over the past year. Most Texans stand for the flag, but Hollywood liberals are so excited that Beto is siding with NFL players protesting the national anthem that Kevin Bacon just retweeted it. That means all of us us can now win Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon!

Source: CNN August 23, 2018 15:58 UTC