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NBA: Black Lives Matter a lifestyle not just a movement, says LeBron

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Four-time NBA MVP LeBron James said that Black Lives Matter is not just a movement, but something they have to live with everyday.&quot;I understand that you might feel for it, but you could never truly understand what it is to be black in America,&quot; James said in an article posted on <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29528067/lebron-james-calls-black-lives-matter-walk-life-advocates-breonna-taylor">ESPN.com</a> after in the Lakers&#x27; 108-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. &quot;When you&#x27;re black, it&#x27;s not a movement. It&#x27;s a lifestyle. We sit here and say it&#x27;s a movement and, OK, how long is this movement going to last? &#x27;Don&#x27;t stop the movement.&#x27; No, this is a walk of life. When you wake up and you&#x27;re black, that is what it is. It shouldn&#x27;t be a movement. It should be a lifestyle. This is who we are,&quot; James said.The Lakers star wrote &quot;#Justice4BreonnaT&quot; in marker on his sneakers for the game for Breonna Taylor.Taylor, a black emergency medical technician, was shot dead in Louisville, Kentucky, after plainclothes officers barged in while executing a no-knock warrant for drugs. No drugs were found during the search.&quot;First of all, I want to continue to shed light on justice for Breonna Taylor and to her family and everything that&#x27;s going on with that situation,&quot; said James.James also cited that it was unfortunate to see George Floyd&#x27;s video to realize the extent of racial injustice in the US. &quot;I mean, is that what we need to see, a video of Breonna being killed to realize how bad the situation is?&quot; he said.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the<a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"> ABS-CBN Sports website</a>. </div>

The 4-time NBA MVP talked more about racial inequality after the Lakers' first scrimmage ahead of the league restart.

The 4-time NBA MVP talked more about racial inequality after the Lakers' first scrimmage ahead of the league restart.