Lebron’s choice, along with teammate Kyrie IrvingTo wear “I can’t breathe” t-shirt as they had been sent from Brooklyn Nets ” Jarrett Jack On December 8, 2014, in the wake of 43-year-old Eric Garner’s death after a NYPD officer put him in a chokehold, marked a political turning point for him when it came to speaking publicly and more clearly about race and police brutality.
Jack wore a shirt during warm -ups before that night’s home game also against cavs, as well as teammates Kevin GarnettThe Deron Williams and Alan Anderson. Around the league in the following days, Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant Be among those who also wore the shirt “I can’t breathe”.
“I think it’s very important that we show our respect for families,” Irving told reporters in the dressing room before the game. “Even more important is that we are in the city where the tragedy happened and it is really important to us that we stand up for one thing, especially this one. It meets close to home and means a lot to me.”
James had called it an “opportunity” that he would carry the shirt on the track. When asked what the gesture meant to him later, he replied, “I do not know. It is not for us to find out. It is just for us to understand what we are going through as a society. I must be forwarded about and about what has happened. This is more of a perception for the family more than anything. Get energy and effort.”
