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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLeBron James Wears ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirt at Game
NEW YORK (AP) LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and multiple players on the Brooklyn Nets are wearing "I Can't Breathe" shirts as they warm up for a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn.
Kevin Garnett and Deron Williams were among four Nets wearing the shirts before the game in support of the family of Eric Garner, who died July 17 after a police officer placed him in a chokehold when he was being arrested for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.
Chicago star Derrick Rose wore one before a game Saturday and James said Sunday he wanted one. He got it from Nets guard Jarrett Jack, who provided them to players on both teams.
"Obviously as a society we have to do better, we have to have empathy better for one another no matter what race you are, but it's more a shout-out to the family more than anything," James said before warming up.
http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2014/12/lebron_james_and_other_players_wear_i_cant_breathe_shirts_in_warmups_before_cleveland_cavaliers_and.html
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)Cha
(295,926 posts)TBF
(31,922 posts)thank you LeBron.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)I suddenly have much more respect for both of these sports figures. I'm a Detroit Lions fan so I'll defend Reggie as other fans say their stupid "but it was while representing the Lions" crap.
GummyBearz
(2,931 posts)EDIT: which was mentioned in the article
Prince William and Kate Middleton are attending the game. Hopefully if they are unaware of what it means, they find out, and lend their royal support.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... slip Kate and Will a T-shirt.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Can you imagine The Queen seeing that? lol
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... out of England? JZ & B will fill them in, if they weren't already aware of what is going on in this country (and NYC in particular.) Bet you they go back to their Hotel and turn on the TV.
thelordofhell
(4,569 posts)Good on the players!!
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)marions ghost
(19,841 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Maybe he's finally grown up.
Brother Buzz
(36,217 posts)samsingh
(17,571 posts)americannightmare
(322 posts)Lebron and others!
LawDeeDah
(1,596 posts)Chakab
(1,727 posts)arrested for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes."
God, I hate the fucking media.
Garner was not being arrested for selling loose cigarettes. They don't send half a dozen cops out to respond to calls about some guy selling loosies. There had been a fight in public that the cops responded to. Garner helped to break up the fight. When Pantaleo saw Garner, he started harassing him about selling cigarettes because he had cited Garner for selling untaxed cigarettes in the past. When Garner talked back to Pantaleo and asked to be left alone, the cops jumped him.
Garner was killed for talking back to Pantaleo not because he was "selling untaxed cigarettes."
Get it fucking straight.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)what he meant by wearing the shirt. Good thing I was the passenger and not the driver. I started yelling.
What did he mean? Do you really have to ask such a stupid question?
Rose was the first NBA player to wear the shirt. Good on him.
madokie
(51,076 posts)I think Lebron is a pretty good guy. I really like that he did this