Cleveland vs Golden State part three is set to start tomorrow. Sadly, Lebron has another issue on top of his attempting to knock off one of the most powerful teams in NBA history.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives are investigating an alleged hate crime after someone spray-painted the N-word on the front gate of James’ house in Brentwood, Calif. This has since been confirmed by the LAPD through the local NBC affiliate.
The LA police were called to the home around 7 a.m. local time. The racially charged graffiti was painted over within hours of its discovery. Investigators are reportedly seeking security footage from other homes in the affluent California neighborhood in hopes of identifying a suspect.
Dozens of active and ex-NBA players, if not more, make their offseason homes around L.A. James purchased the 9,440-square-foot house in 2015 for almost $21 million, but was not at home at the time of the vandalism.
James has been vocal in his support for racial equality during his career, most notably at the 2016 ESPY Awards, when he joined fellow NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade in calling for political action in the wake of multiple police shootings of African-American men as well as the shooting of five police officers at a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas during the summer of 2016.
This is a terrible thing, regardless of whether you like Lebron or not. Hopefully the person responsible for this terrible act is caught.