'As one of the leaders of this league, I want her family to know, and I want the state of Kentucky to know, that we feel for her and we want justice,' LeBron James told reporters.
James made the comments on Thursday after the team's scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks in Orlando, using his platform"to shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor," a young Black medical worker who was fatally shot by plainclothes officers in her Louisville home in March.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball against the Dallas Mavericks on July 23, 2020, at the Visa Athletic Center at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. "I don't like the word 'movement,'" he said, adding that he for Black people he considers it a"lifestyle." "But also that's what makes us strong, it makes us powerful, makes us so unique and unified -- that we've had so much hardship in our life, either from personal experiences or loved ones or reading history," he added.
Other high-profile NBA players, including Lakers teammates Kyle Kuzma and Alex Caruso, have used their media time to demand justice for Taylor this week as the members of the press gathered in Orlando to cover the restart of the season.Taylor's death on March 13 sent shockwaves throughout Kentucky. Louisville police officers had executed a no-knock search warrant and used a battering ram to forcefully enter the young woman's apartment.
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