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LeBron James blames race for some of the negative backlash to 'The Decision,' the ESPN special where the free agent NBA superstar announced on national TV he was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat.
During an interview on CNN Wednesday night, James and adviser Maverick Carter were asked by correspondent Soledad O'Brien if they think race played a role in negative coverage of the show and James' decision to leave his home state for South Florida.
Within a few months of the July 8 special, James' image was transformed from that of one of the country's most liked sports figures to the sixth-most disliked, according to a recent study by the Q Scores Company.
Within a few months of the July 8 special, James' image was transformed from that of one of the country's most liked sports figures to the sixth-most disliked, according to a recent study by the Q Scores Company.
"I think so at times. It's always, you know, a race factor," said James, according to a CNN transcript.
Carter said he thought race "definitely played a role in some of the stuff coming out of the media, things that were written for sure."
Source: USA Today
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