«Breaking News» LeBron James blasts NFL as run by 'old white men' with a 'slave mentality'

NBA superstar LeBron James offered a scathing take on NFL team owners saying the gridiron league is run by 'old white men' with a 'slave mentality'.

James was chatting with his business partner Maverick Carter, Los Angeles Rams star Todd Gurley and actor/rapper Ice Cube about NFL player protests over social injustice on the latest episode of his HBO show 'The Shop' on Friday.

Gurley noted that protests in the NFL had waned this year saying it was a 'touchy subject', but James, who hasn't been shy to take on political and social issues, criticized NFL owners for wanting to 'control' players.

He went on to praise NBA commissioner Adam Silver for his support of players who use their platform to speak out on social issues.

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In his HBO show 'The Shop,' LeBron James makes the pointed commented about the NFL after Maverick Carter asks why the owners behave the way they do about player protests

'In the NFL, they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,' James said as Gurley nods along. 'And it's like "this is my team, you do what I f--kin' tell y'all to do, or we get rid of y'all.' 

Silver, in contrast, 'doesn't mind us having... a real feeling and be able to express that,' James said. 'It doesn't even matter if Adam agrees with what we are saying, he at least wants to hear us out. And as long as we are doing it in a very educational, non-violent way, then he's absolutely OK with it.' 

The NFL hasn't been able to shake the controversy that erupted after former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the pre-game national anthem to protest social and racial injustice.

Kaepernick, who remains without a job in the league, alleged he has been blacklisted over his protests, but he continues to pursue a lawsuit accusing all 32 owners of colluding against him in retaliation.

'The Shop' conversation featured (clockwise from left) NBA player Chris Bosh, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, Maverick Carter, LeBron James, rapper Ice Cube and NFL player Todd Gurley

From left, San Francisco 49ers Eli Harold (58), quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before a game against the Dallas Cowboys, Oct. 2, 2016

Nike's ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick courted the controversy over his protests against racism in law enforcement, but it did not seem to hurt the brand

News this month that the Washington Redskins refused to even speak with the available Kaepernick while they tried out inferior free agents after their quarterbacks succumbed to injury added credibility to his claims.

LeBron James also praised NBA commissioner Adam Silver for at least wanting 'to hear us out.'

Most recently, while the NFL battles the perception they are blackballing the former star, the sports apparel company Nike closed at record highs in September after it's ad campaign featuring Kaepernick took off.

This elicited a response on Twitter from self-professed '#NikeLifer' LeBron James.

'Well I mean WE'RE on [fire],' James wrote before typing a series of fire emojis.  

Kaepernick's former teammate Eric Reid also took legal action against the NFL claiming he was being frozen out over his support for the kneeling protests.

Although Reid is now back in the league playing for the Carolina Panthers, he has suggested he is still being targeted for his views, questioning the number of drug tests he's been subjected to.

Reid said he'd been selected for testing seven times in 11 games this season.

'There's no way that's random,' Reid said.

In his most recent game against the New Orleans Saints on Monday, Reid pointed to a suspicious $20,000 fine levied against him for what he believes was a 'legal' play that had not been called by officials during the game itself.

'Adding it to the file...'  the NFL safety tweeted.

 

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