LeBron James has ripped NFL owners as he praised NBA commissioner Adam Silver for listening to players in the league.
James made the comments on Friday night’s episode of HBO’s “The Shop” which is co-executive produced by the Los Angeles Lakers superstar. James was speaking with Maverick Carter, his business partner, rapper Ice Cube, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and NFL star Todd Gurley.
The topic of the national anthem protests came up, and Gurley said it was a “touchy subject” among players. He noted that the protests were not being discussed as much this season compared to last year.
“It’s a touchy subject, some guys feel some type of way, some guys don’t and some guys honestly could give a f— about how somebody else feels,” Gurley said. “But you don’t want to be that type of teammate or that type of guy.”
James said the NFL was attempting to exert control over its players
“In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,” James said. “And it’s like, ‘This is my team. You do what the f— I tell y’all to do. Or we get rid of y’all.’” – READ MORE