Around the world and especially in the United States, athletes use the stage given to them to be opinion leaders in a variety of fields and if there is anyone who is the face of this phenomenon it is Belbron James. Recently, Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticized King James for being involved in politics and after leading the Lakers with 28 points and 11 rebounds in a 93-102 win over Portland, Doug answered the Swedish giant.
“There’s no way I’ll just focus on sports because I understand the platform I got and how powerful my voice is,” King James declared. “I will never be silent about things that are wrong.”
“I preach to my people and preach to equality, social justice, racism and things that happen in our community because I was a part of it and saw what was happening and I know what is still happening,” LeBron continued. I have over 300 kids in my school who are going through exactly the same thing and need a voice. I am that voice and I will use the platform I received to shed light on what is happening, not only in our community but in the country and around the world. “
In addition, LeBron noted the hypocrisy of Ibrahimovic, who himself had previously complained about racism. “It’s funny that Zlatan actually said what he said because in 2018 he himself said that when he was in Sweden he talked about the same things and felt that he suffered from off-field racism, didn’t he?”, He said. “He turned to the wrong person in this demand because I do my homework.”
LeBron responds to Zlatan’s comments. pic.twitter.com/BYIfT6To6v
– Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 27, 2021
LeBron responded after Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticized him for his activism.
“I’m kind of the wrong guy to actually go at because I do my homework.” pic.twitter.com/VyKgBrYuiz
– SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 27, 2021