LeBron James Endorses Kamala Harris, Slams Donald Trump’s Racist Rhetoric
For LeBron James, “the choice is clear” about who to vote for president. On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers player officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as he shared a video compilation of the hate and racism spread by former President Donald Trump and his campaign.
“What are we even talking about here?” James captioned alongside the clip, which included headlines of David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, supporting Trump, along with the former president’s racist rhetoric toward migrants and the Black community.
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“When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me,” wrote James, who ended the post with: “VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!”
The video — shared to James’ 159 million Instagram followers and 53 million X followers — included clips of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist speech at Madison Square Garden about a Black friend “carving watermelons together.”
James has consistently endorsed Democratic presidential candidates dating back to Barack Obama’s presidential runs in 2008 and 2012. He also endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and endorsed Joe Biden in the 2020 election, writing, “We need EVERYTHING to change,” at the time.
The basketball star joins other NBA icons, including Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr and guard Stephen Curry, who have endorsed Harris for president. Both Curry and Kerr spoke at the Democratic National Convention over the summer.
The dedicated Athletes for Harris cohort has several big names, among them Mel Blount, Marv Levy, Willie Roaf, Magic Johnson, Billie Jean King, Ali Krieger, Candace Parker, Thomas Booker, and Chris Paul.
“I have known Vice President Harris for over 25 years, and you can count on her to deliver on what she says she is going to do,” Magic Johnson wrote in a statement following her debate against Trump. “She’ll be a President for all people, no matter the race, language, sexual orientation, or party line. She showed all of us — and showed the world — that she was ready to be President, how smart she is, and her plan for the country in that debate.”
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