Earlier today, we reported that NBA superstar LeBron James, who has been outspoken on social justice in recent years, tweeted out a picture of a Columbus police officer suspected of being the shooter of a 16-year-old girl who was attempting to stab another girl.
In the tweet, James threatened, “You’re next.” He also shared an hourglass emoji and said “#ACCOUNTIBILITY.”
Not long after our report, James deleted the tweet, as many of the responses were critical and other outlets reported on it as well.
Rapper and aspiring lawyer Patriot J was one Twitter user who preserved the tweet and he asked, “Why did LeBron delete this tweet?”
Why did LeBron delete this tweet? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/HcNLni9E6z
— Patriot J 🔥 (@sirhottest) April 21, 2021
In the article that we wrote, we shared some of the responses to James’ tweet, which shows that the tweet was “deleted by the author.”
James has issued a pair of tweets, explaining why he took the tweet down and attempting to excuse his decision to post it.
In the first tweet, James said, “ANGER does any of us any good and that includes myself! Gathering all the facts and educating does though! My anger still is here for what happened that lil girl. My sympathy for her family and may justice prevail!”
ANGER does any of us any good and that includes myself! Gathering all the facts and educating does though! My anger still is here for what happened that lil girl. My sympathy for her family and may justice prevail! 🙏🏾✊🏾🤎👑
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 21, 2021
“I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn’t about one officer. it’s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY,” James added in the second tweet.
I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn’t about one officer. it’s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 21, 2021
- Tim Kaine Provides Cover For Joe Biden on the Border Crisis, Blames Lack of a ‘Robust Work Visa Program’ for ‘Some of the Chaos at the Border’ - March 27, 2024
- Elon Musk Rips NBC For Hiring and ‘Immediately’ Firing Ronna McDaniel ‘That’s How Biased They Are!’ - March 27, 2024
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Move, Files Motion to Vacate Against Speaker Mike Johnson After House Passage of $1.2T Spending Bill - March 22, 2024
11 Comments