Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the guest speak during a conference call with Lakers players, coaches and staff regarding George Floyd's death and ensuring civil unrest
Former Lakers great Karem Abdul-Jabbar, who never hasabout social injustice, was the guest speaker and he was riveting, according to people familiar with the call.
Participants talked about how the Lakers organization and players can help steer a positive change going forward in Los Angeles and around the country in a racially charged environment. LeBron James, who has been expressing his views about the problems African Americans face daily in this country, was one of the prominent players to speak Tuesday.The session was seen as an important step after Floyd, an African American, died following his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, had his knee pressed into Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes after the apprehension and has been charged with second-degree murder.
James told Abdul-Jabbar how cool it was to see the picture of a young Abdul-Jabbar , Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bill Russell and other prominent athletes gathered in 1967 in Cleveland with other civil rights activists. The group had come together to support Ali’s position in his refusal to be drafted.AdvertisementJames had a racial slur spray painted on the gate outside of his Brentwood house in June 2017. James wasn’t home at the time.
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