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 GolliverStory: Lakers' LeBron James takes aim at NFL owners, calling them 'old white men' with 'slave mentality' towards players @postsports https://t.co/AIWoHGLB4V https://t.co/1UePdZUZ4S
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.