Los Angeles Lakers celebrity LeBron James didn’t hesitate when requested which metropolis he actually doesn’t prefer to play in ― and it’s one the place he’s part-owner of one other sports activities franchise.
“Why do you hate Boston?” Paul Rivera requested within the newest episode of “The Store.”
“Cuz they racist as fuck, that’s why,” James answered. “They are going to say something ... and it’s positive, it’s my life. I imply it’s shit I’ve been coping with my entire life.”
He mentioned he’s had a beer thrown on him whereas leaving a sport in Boston, and added that followers put on “Fuck LBJ” shirts to video games.
Different high-profile athletes even have complained about their remedy in Boston. 5-time Main League Baseball All-Star Torii Hunter mentioned in 2020 he had a no-trade clause for Boston.
“I’ve been referred to as the N-word in Boston greater than 100 instances,” Hunter mentioned. “On a regular basis. From little youngsters, and grown-ups sitting proper subsequent to them didn’t say something.”
Final yr, Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kyrie Irving mentioned he’s skilled racism from followers within the metropolis as effectively.
“I’m not the one one that would attest to this. However it’s simply ... you realize ... it's what it's. The entire world is aware of it,” he mentioned, based on CBS Information.
Celtics guard Marcus Good has additionally spoken out about it.
“I’ve heard a few them. It’s sort of unhappy and sickening,” Good advised The Athletic. “Despite the fact that it’s an opposing group, now we have guys on your private home group that you just’re saying these racial slurs and anticipate to exit and play for you. It’s robust. We simply need everybody to be respectful.”
Regardless of the followers, James does have some investments within the Boston sports activities scene.
James and his enterprise companions final yr purchased a stake in Fenway Sports activities Group, the corporate that owns each the Boston Purple Sox and its ballpark, Fenway Park, in addition to the Liverpool Soccer Membership.
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