LeBron on Tamir Rice: 'Issue is bigger than me'

DENVER -- LeBron James spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since a grand jury declined Monday to press charges against the police officers responsible for the November 2014 shooting death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Cleveland native.

The Cleveland Cavaliers star said he was slow to react to the news, which led to a social media campaign calling for James to sit out games in protest of the grand jury decision, because he was not informed on all the details pertaining to the case.

"For me, I've always been a guy who's took pride in knowledge of every situation that I've ever spoke on," James said following the Cavs' win over the Denver Nuggets. "And to be honest, I haven't really been on…