LeBron James believes the best way to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is to continue fighting for racial equality.
In a Monday press conference, the NBA star discussed King’s memory and how America can’t let itself be divided by racism.
“You know, the state of racism will never die, but what we cannot do is allow it to conquer us as people,” he said. “We can’t allow it to divide us.”
James also called out “the leader of our country” for stoking racism, without naming President Donald Trump directly:
“The guy in control has given people and racism, and negative racism, an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear,” James said. “And that’s the fearful thing for us, because it’s with you, and it’s around every day, but [Trump] has allowed people to just come out and feel confident about doing negative things.”
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