At a crucial time in this country, as police brutality cases seem to come one after another, top athletes from LeBron James to Steph Curry are using their voices to speak up about social injustice
today, but how much money these players earn isn’t the only thing that makes them interesting. They also inspire, showing a willingness to take a stand on social issues in a way many athletes of previous generations would not or could not.
At a crucial time in this country, as police brutality cases seem to come one after another and the world tries to find a new normal during the coronavirus pandemic, citizens across the United States are trying to come to terms with the deaths of young people of color like George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Athletes are no different.
LeBron James, who has long been one of the loudest voices in the sports world with his protests of social injustice, immediately posted to his Instagram page after videos of Floyd’s death surfaced. One image showed James in an “I Can’t Breathe” shirt in 2014—after the death of Eric Garner, in similar circumstances to those of Floyd’s—alongside the caption “STILL!!!”
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