LeBron Makes Bold Statement On Kyle Korver For Criticism Of White Privilege

Racial inequality has always been a social issue, and many celebrities took their side in the matter. LeBron James doesn’t think twice before speaking his mind. He always does that. This time the king of basketball supported former teammate Kyle Korver for the essay he wrote on “white privilege.”

Korver and LeBron were teammates in Cleveland. The Utah Jazz player wrote an article for the Players’ Tribune. According to LeBron’s reaction, he liked it.

“Salute my brother!! Means a lot. And like you said I hope people listen, just open your ears and listen,” LeBron wrote.

“What I’m realizing is, no matter how passionately I commit to being an ally, and no matter how unwavering my support is for NBA and WNBA players of color … I’m still in this conversation from the privileged perspective of opting in to it,” he wrote. “Which of course means that on the flip side, I could just as easily opt out of it. Every day, I’m given that choice – I’m granted that privilege – based on the color of my skin.”

Korver wrote that the NBA is 75% black, adding that he’s often considered a symbol for white fans. He doesn’t like that tag.

“I know I’m in a strange position, as one of the more recognized white players in the NBA. It’s a position that comes with a lot of … interesting undertones,” he wrote. “This feels like a moment to draw a line in the sand. I believe that what’s happening to people of color in this country – right now, in 2019 – is wrong.

“The fact that black Americans are more than five times as likely to be incarcerated as white Americans is wrong. The fact that black Americans are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as white Americans is wrong. The fact that black unemployment rates nationally are double that of overall unemployment rates is wrong. The fact that black imprisonment rates for drug charges are almost six times higher nationally than white imprisonment rates for drug charges is wrong. The fact that black Americans own approximately one-tenth of the wealth that white Americans own is wrong.

“And I believe it’s the responsibility of anyone on the privileged end of those inequalities to help make things right. So if you don’t want to know anything about me, outside of basketball, then listen — I get it. But if you do want to know something? Know I believe that.”

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