Published 19:43 IST, May 8th 2020

LeBron James accused of 'brand-building' after tweeting outrage at Ahmaud Arbery's death

Lakers star LeBron James has been accused of tweeting about the Ahmaud Arbery killing incident for clout as part of his 'brand-building' PR strategy.

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tragic Ahmaud Arbery death case has led to an increased furore all across US. re have been calls from various sections of society to bring to justice perpetrators  heius act. Ahmaud Arbery death occurred in Georgia when Arbery was out on his usual jog. He was gunned down by two white men, Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis McMichael who is d 34. Ahmaud Arbery video recently got leaked on social media this week, two months after he was gunned down by Travis McMichael. A host of celebrities and sports personalities have spoken in support of late Ahmaud Arbery calling for an immediate arrest in case followed by rightful prosecution of guilty parties. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James also took to Twitter to express his outr over incident and offer his condolences to Ahmaud Arbery's family.

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LeBron James accused of 'brand-building' after tweeting outr at Ahmaud Arbery death

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Ahmaud Arbery killing incident has taken whole of America by storm. Ahmaud Arbery LeBron James tweet was published on May 6, 2020, on James' official Twitter handle. However, re were some people who had ir own interpretation of why LeBron James chose to post that comment on his Twitter handle.

Fox Sports 1 journalist Jason Whitlock accused LeBron James of using Ahmaud Arbery killing incident for building his own brand. journalist replied to LeBron's tweet by saying, "This isn't helpful. It's twitter trolling. It's using this man's trdy to build a brand as more outspoken than Michael Jordan. re are all kinds of ways to draw attention to this trdy. Suggesting that we are hunted everyday/every time is just s**t-stirring."

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Ahmaud Arbery killing has caused national outr to swell in an already unstable US environment that is trying to cope with increasing COVID-19 related deaths as of w.  Georgia Bureau of Investigation anunced arrests of Gregory and Travis McMichael earlier today. McMichaels were jailed on charges of aggravated assault and murder. 

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19:43 IST, May 8th 2020