On April 6, Beijing time, according to the famous NBA reporter Dave McMenamin, the NBA star Abdul-Jabbar apologized to LeBron James for his controversial remarks yesterday.
Previously, Abdul-Jabbar presented the annual Social Justice Award (a new award named following Abdul-Jabbar) to Lakers player Carmelo Anthony, and in a subsequent interview with the media, Abdul-Jabbar criticized James’ stance on social events.
Abdul-Jabbar said: “In my opinion, some of the things James did, some of the things he said, really lost his identity. He was almost ambiguous regarding some of the great things he did. It’s hard for me to take a different position on everything. It’s hard for us to take his position and you have to re-examine him every time.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s words were widely spread by the media and caused a lot of controversy.
Facing the media today, Abdul-Jabbar publicly apologized to James, saying: “I have no intention of criticizing LeBron in any way. He has done so much for the black community and basketball. We may not always agree with what he does, but I want to apologise to him wholeheartedly and make it clear that I have a lot of respect for him personally. I would be happy if he might accept my apology.”
(Xu Chu)
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