LeBron James and Odell Beckham discussed how African American athletes are perceived differently for the same actions as their white counterparts on James's show, The Shop, which debuted on HBO Tuesday night.
In the episode, James appears alongside his business partner, Maverick Carter, in a barbershop joined by Beckham, Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, among others.
As James began a discussion surrounding the burden that African Americans have as both athletes and hip-hop artists to reach great heights, he mentions that maintaining a positive public profile is doubly challenging for black athletes in comparison to white athletes.