CLEVELAND — Hours before their nationally televised MLK Day matchup at Quicken Loans Arena, members of the Warriors and Cavaliers used their post-shootaround media availabilities to promote togetherness in the spirit of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The state of racism will never die, but what we cannot do is allow it to conquer us as people,” Cleveland forward LeBron James told reporters. “We can’t allow it to divide us. ... (President Trump) has given people and racism ... an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear.
“And that’s the fearful thing for us because it’s with you, and it’s around every day, but he’s allowed people to come out and just feel confident about doing negative things.