LeBron James says black people terrified in USA in ANGRY rant over Jacob Blake shooting

After Los Angeles Lakers secured a 135-115 win over Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of first-round playoffs series, LeBron James delivered a hard-hitting interview, addressing recent shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake, a 29-year-old unarmed African-American, was shot at least seven times in back by a Kesha police officer as he was entering his SUV. incident was captured by a nearby bystander. attorney hired by Blake's family, Benjamin Crump, shared foot to social media where it instantly went viral with over 8.5 million views, so far.

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mass outr from mirity community in Wisconsin soon caught  attention of many athletes, with several NBA and NFL stars expressing ir disgust at yet ar incident of racial profiling in US. LeBron James himself tweeted his disappointment after ar 'black man' was targetted by police. 

35-year-old continued to address issue during postgame interview session. "If you’re sitting here telling me that re was way to subdue that gentleman or detain him before firing of guns, n you’re sitting here and you’re lying to t only me, but you’re lying to every African American, every black person in community because we see it over and over and over,” Lakers star said. "If you watch video, re were multiple moments where if y wanted to y could’ve tackled him. y could’ve grabbed him. y could’ve done that."

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LeBron furr questioned why every confrontation with a black man ends with gun firing as he tried to make sense of brutal shooting that occurred in "broad daylight" in front of his family, with his three kids sitting in car. "It’s just, quite frankly it’s just f***ed up in our community," three-time NBA champ lamented. 

“People get tired of hearing me say it, but we are scared as Black people in America. “Black men, Black women, Black kids, we are terrified. Because you don’t kw. You have idea," LeBron James said.

Lakers star furr explained how difficult it is for an African-American to live in country where first thing he needs to worry about is being confronted by a police officer, who might just be in a bad mood. But LeBron was glad that Jacob Blake was miraculously still breathing after being shot seven times at a close range. "It’s just through grace of God that he’s still living. Like seven shots, close range and he’s still alive? That’s through grace of God right re. My prayers go out to that family and that community, but I’ve got thing nice to say about those cops at all. At all.”

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Lakers vs Trail Blazers highlights

On court, it was usual dominance from Lakers who bounced back from Game 1 defeat with three consecutive wins. LeBron dropped 30 points as Lakers secured a comfortable 135-115 win. 35-year-old added ar 10 assists and six rebounds. Anthony Davis and Kyle Kuzma scored 18 points each during Monday's win over Blazers. 

LeBron and co. can put first-round series to bed on Wednesday night when two sides meet again for Game 5. 

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(Im Credits: AP)