LeBron James has issued an apology for something he tweeted (and deleted) on April 20 after the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant by police. “I fueled the wrong conversation about Ma’Khia Bryant and I owe it to her and this movement to change it,” the NBA great tweeted on May 4, thanking Vox reporter Fabiola Cineas for her story about the slain Black teenager.
As tensions ran high in the wake of Ma’Khia’s death, LeBron had tweeted a photo of the Columbus, Ohio police officer who fatally shot her while responding to a domestic dispute, writing “You’re next. #accountability.” The Los Angeles Lakers player was met with criticism for putting the officer’s life in danger.
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