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LeBron James: NFL Owners 'Old White Men' with 'Slave Mentality' Toward Players

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said on his HBO Sports series The Shop on Friday that the NFL has "a bunch of old white men owning teams" who have a "slave mentality" toward players.

Ben Golliver of the Washington Post provided the full transcript:

Ben Golliver

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Ahiza Garcia of CNN Money reported on May 18 that only two people of color owned or co-owned professional NFL teams: Shahid Khan of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kim Pegula of the Buffalo Bills.