After a grand jury declined to press charges Monday against two police officers responsible for the 2014 shooting death of 12-year-old Cleveland native Tamir Rice, social media activists have been pushing for Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James to boycott games.
On Monday, social activist and writer Tariq Touré created the Twitter hashtag #NoJusticeNoLebron, calling for the Cleveland hero to sit out games in protest of the grand jury's decision. The hashtag has slowly picked up steam throughout the week.
After Tuesday night's game in Denver, James spoke publicly about the issue for the first time.
"For me, I've always been a guy who's took pride in knowledge of every situation that I've ever spoke on," James said following the Cavs' win over the Denver Nuggets.