LeBron James was the talk of the town Wednesday as he began training camp with his new team the Miami Heat. He’s also been in the news lately for some comments he made regarding racism.
James and his manager Maverick Carter did a recent interview with CNN. They were asked if they thought race was a factor in how James has been treated following the “Decision” he made live on ESPN. Since he made his mind up in front of millions of people on national television James has received a large amount of negative press.
In the interview conducted by CNN's Soledad O'Brien, here’s how James and Carter responded to the criticism:
“It’s just about control and not doing it the way it’s always been done or not looking the way that it always looks,” Carter said.
And when asked if race played a role:
“I think so at times,” James said. “It’s always, you know, a race factor.”
Carter added:
“It definitely played a role in some of the stuff coming out of the media, things that were written for sure.”
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LeBron James Suggests ‘Race’ Played a Factor in His Negative Press: Is He Right?
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