After the Lakers' victory against the Trail Blazers on Friday, LeBron James responded to comments soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic made in a recent interview, in which he told James and other social-activist athletes to "stick to sports."
In the Lakers postgame news conference, James said he would never "shut up" about things that are wrong.
"I preach about my people, and I preach about equality," James said. "Social injustice. Racism. Systematic voter suppression. Things that go on in our community.
"Because I was a part of my community at one point and saw the things that was going on, and I know what's going on still because I have a group of 300-plus kids at my school that are going through the same thing, and they need a voice.