Eaves LeBron James once again defended the philosophy of using its famous sports platform to work for the black community in the face of criticism from the Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic this advised him to focus only on the sports section.
The last criticism of the policy followed by James was received from Ibrahimovic, the striker AC Milan, that in a recent interview with Discovery + in Sweden, the subject was James.
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Ibrahimovic believes LeBron James should focus on sports and criticized the star’s social and political activism Los Angeles Lakers.
“(LeBron) is phenomenal in what he does, but I don’t like it when people have a kind of status, they go and do politics at the same time.” critic Ibrahimovic.
“Do what you are good at. Your profession. I play football because I’m the best football player. I don’t do politics. If I were a politician, I would do politics. ”
Ibrahimovic claimed that “This is the first big mistake people make when they become famous and gain a certain status. Just do what you do best because the rest doesn’t look right. ”
James did not accept Ibrahimovic’s friendly comments and in a long response after last night’s game that his Los Angeles Lakers team defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 102-93, rHe reiterated that he will never limit himself to sports and will always use his platform for the benefit of his community.
“In the end, I would never silence the things that are wrong. I’m talking about my people and about inequality, social injustice, racism, things that are happening in our community, “said James.
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“I know what’s going on because I have a group of over 300 kids in my school who are going through the same thing and they need a voice.” James then criticized Ibrahimovic, whom he called “hypocritical” after hearing him in the past comment on the “racism” that affected him in his own country.
“It’s funny that he said that, because I think in 2018 he was the same athlete who criticized the discriminatory treatment he received on the field because his last name He was not from the country, “James recalled.
EFE