Michael Thomas couldn’t help but laugh.
“It’s crazy we’re having this conversation right now,” he said with a chuckle. But the topic being discussed was serious. It was laughter of disbelief.
He was addressing the recent vandalizing of NBA star LeBron James’ Los Angeles home, which had the N-word spray painted across the front gate. Thomas echoed James’ thoughts.
“He said it best [Thursday]: It doesn’t matter who you are,” Thomas said. “It is what it is as an African-American. That’s something you grow up dealing with.”
Thomas has been outspoken on similar issues in the past.