INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James says he will not join San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest against the way African-Americans are treated in this country by kneeling during the national anthem during Cleveland Cavaliers games this season.
"Me standing for the national anthem is something I will do," James said at the Cavs annual media day Monday ahead of the team opening training camp this week. "That's who I am. That's what I believe in. But that doesn't mean I don't respect and don't believe in what Colin Kaepernick is doing.