LeBron James was named the athlete of the decade by the Associated Press following all of his success on and off the court over the past 10 years. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Roommates, its been a few weeks since the untimely death of Ma’Khia Bryant. Many celebrities have spoken out about the incident and about the Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon, who fatally shot MaKhia. One of the celebrities who used their platform was LeBron James. We recently reported the NBA baller did a tweet and delete of a photo of officer Nicholas with the caption, YOURE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY.
Several people came for LeBron following the tweet, including the LAPD union and O.J. Simpson. O.J. tweeted, You cant fight every battle. You know you got to pick your battles. Its a war that must be fought, but sometimes you need to take your time and be a little more patient before you comment on some of these bad incidents that are happening with police departments, O.J. said. LeBron should have waited.
Lebron has been pretty quiet following the incident but recently decided to clear the air and speak out in yet another tweet. On Monday, he wrote, I fueled the wrong conversation about MaKhia Bryant, and I owe it to her and this movement to change it. Thank you, @fabiolacineas, for educating us about MaKhia and her story and why this needs to be about her. He then shared a link to a Vox article that Fabiola wrote about the debate online surrounding if Ma’Khia’s death was preventable or if she was to blame because she had a knife.
The article states, Bryants death has become a debate that questions a childs actions and worthiness to live instead of another example of the racism of policing and the institutions failure to provide wholesome support, care, and safety for the communities it serves. The insistence that Reardon had no other option than to take Bryants life to save others though he risked everyones life in the process displays the lack of consideration and value that society places on the lives of Black girls and women.
While it seems like some of Lebrons fans did take the time to read the article, they continued to debate on Twitter about whos actions were in the wrong that led to MaKhias death.
https://www.vox.com/22406055/makhia-bryant-police-shooting-columbus-ohio
