LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers brought his brutally honest mode when talking about the NFL and his loyalty to a particular team. The veteran NBA star has made a big statement recently, claiming that he has changed allegiances.
In 2017, after Colin Kaepernick kicked off the kneeling trend during the national anthem, other players wanted to join in. But the ruling from the Dallas Cowboys’ hierarchy was that players were not allowed to kneel during the US national anthem. because they thought it would be disrespectful to the country’s flag.
This hasn’t been well received with other players, and the trend has garnered more attention over the years, especially after the police brutality incident that led to the gruesome killing of George Floyd in 2020. LeBron James claimed that this ban from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones specifically caused him to switch NFL teams, and he now supports the Cleveland Browns.
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LeBron James is a fan of the Cleveland Browns
LeBron aforementioned, “No man, I have to sit in (Dallas) Cowboys. It was a lot of stuff that happened around the time men were kneeling. Many people in the front office and many people who run the organization say, ‘If you do this here, you will never play for this franchise again.“
This statement from the 4x NBA MVP came as even more shocking to fans after the Cleveland Browns’ recent pick of quarterback Deshaun Watson. The 27-year-old was traded from the Houston Texans despite having a total of 25 sexual harassment lawsuits against her name.
Watson was found guilty of the charges and is currently serving an 11-game ban along with a $5 million fine. Even after these allegations, the Browns fully supported the quarterback and received criticism from the public.
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Sure, LeBron James has his reasons, but the Browns aren’t a much better choice than the Cowboys when it comes to picking them based on their morals. Currently, the Cowboys are third in the NFC East division with a record of 5-2, while the Browns have a diametrically opposite record of 2-5 and are currently in third place in the AFC North.
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