LeBron James Gives Explaination For Why He Deleted ‘YOU’RE NEXT’ Tweet

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Posted 4.22.21
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LeBron James Tweets "You're Next" to Columbus Police Officer Involved in Ma’Khia Bryant Shooting

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Posted 4.21.21
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LeBron James’ explained that his “YOU’RE NEXT” tweet was being used to “create more hate” which is why he deleted it.

James experienced intense backlash after he posted a photo of the Columbus police officer involved in the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting with a caption that read, “YOU’RE NEXT.”

James attempted to explain the reasoning behind deleting his post on Wednesday night saying, “I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn’t about one officer. it’s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY.”

 

Breibart reports:

James would have done well to gather “all of the facts” and educate himself before posting that tweet, given that his grasp on the facts of the case seems to be completely wrong.

As the Washington Times reports:

A body-camera image released by the Columbus Division of Police shortly after the Tuesday shooting indicates that the Los Angeles Lakers star’s interpretation of events may be objectively wrong.

The knife-wielding Ms. Bryant appeared to bear down on another woman in Columbus, Ohio, just as the officer arrived on the scene.

Not only that, James seems to hone in on the fact that the police officer who shot Bryant is white, and Bryant is black. However, he makes no mention that the woman Bryant was attacking was also black. Meaning that the officer used deadly force to save a black woman’s life.

Many Twitter users were dubious of James’ explanation.