Lakers star LeBron James endorses Kamala Harris for president
LeBron James endorsed Kamala Harris in the presidential election via a post on social media Thursday.
“What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!” he posted on X along with a video beginning with a racist joke from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe and including soundbites from former President Trump.
The video ends with the phrase “Hate Takes Us Back.”
Between his Instagram and X accounts, James shared the video and endorsement to more than 200 million combined followers.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 26 points and Bronny James scored his first NBA points, but Cleveland attacked and rolled to a lopsided win.
James is no stranger to playing a role in presidential politics, having formed the group More Than a Vote in 2020 in response to the racial turmoil and reckoning following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. More Than A Vote worked with a nonpartisan voting rights group to fight voter suppression.
In 2024, WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike assumed leadership of the nonprofit, which shifted its focus to women’s freedoms.
James endorsed Joe Biden during the 2020 election and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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