the wing Lebron James again defending the philosophy of using its famous sportsman platform to work for the black community in the face of criticism from the Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who advised him to focus only on the sports section.
The last criticism of politics followed by James was received by Ibrahimovic, the striker of the 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 social and political activism of the Los Angeles Lakers.
“(LeBron) is phenomenal in what he’s doing, but I don’t like it when people have some kind of status, they go and do politics at the same time,” critic Ibrahimovic.
“Do what works best for you. Your profession. I play football because I am the best at playing football. I don’t do politics. If I were a politician, I would do politics. ”
Ibrahimovic argued that “This is the first big mistake people make when they become famous and acquire a certain status. To be on the sidelines. Just do what you do best because you don’t look good. ”
James did not take Ibrahimovic’s comments amicably and in a long response after last night’s game, his Los Angeles Lakers team won 102-93 at the Portland Trail Blazers, reiteró that he would never limit himself to sports and that he would always use his platform for the benefit of the community.
“Ultimately, I would never keep quiet about things that are wrong. I talk about my people and inequality, social injustice, racism, things that happen in our community, “James argued.
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“I know what’s going on because I have a group of over 300 kids at my school who go through the same thing and need a voice.” James later went on to criticize Ibrahimovic, whom he defined as a “hypocrite” after hearing him in the past comment on the “racism” that had 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 it wasn’t country original, ”James recalled.
EFE