LeBron James calls out media double standard over 1957 Jerry Jones photo, Kyrie Irving

Following Wednesday night’s Los Angeles Lakers game against the Portland Trail Blazers, LeBron James took the media to task over failing to ask his opinion about a photo tying Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to anti-segregation protests in the 1950s.

James called out what he perceived as a double standard among the media. Citing the multitude of questions he received about Kyrie Irving as evidence, James asked the media to “keep the same energy” when discussing other issues pertaining to Black people in America. 

“I want to keep the same energy when we’re talking about my people and the things we’ve been through,” James said. “And, that Jerry Jones photo is one of those moments that our people, Black people, have been through in America.”