When LeBron James needed advice in August about a protest action after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., he knew exactly who to call, even though the hour was late. Ol’ Number 44.
“When there’s things going on, when it’s chaos, when people don’t know which move to make or how to handle a situation,” James said then, “the best thing you can do is have someone that you can talk to and give you guidance and have that type of leadership. And I’m lucky enough to have a friend that gave us those words of leadership.