{"id":459716,"date":"2021-04-27T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=459716"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:35:38","slug":"7-moments-that-show-lebron-james-used-to-have-a-very-different-attitude-on-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-moments-that-show-lebron-james-used-to-have-a-very-different-attitude-on-police\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Moments That Show LeBron James Used To Have A Very Different Attitude On Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F7-moments-that-show-lebron-james-used-to-have-a-very-different-attitude-on-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=459716&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-214.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>NBA star LeBron James has received negative press in recent years over controversial remarks that he has made about policing, including last week when he targeted a police officer on social media who saved a black girl from being stabbed.<\/p>\n<p>Amid intense backlash to his tweet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-james-posts-photo-of-cop-who-protected-black-girl-from-being-stabbed-youre-next\">targeting<\/a>\u00a0the police officer, James quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-deletes-tweet-attacking-cop-who-saved-black-girl-after-facing-extreme-backlash\">deleted<\/a> the post \u2014 though he still has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-responds-after-his-youre-next-tweet-with-pic-of-cop-who-saved-girl-does-not-apologize\">not issued<\/a> a public apology to the police officer \u2014 and has subsequently been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-police-officers-mock-lebron-after-he-targeted-cop-who-saved-black-girl-from-being-stabbed\">mocked<\/a> and blasted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/well-known-police-officer-deon-joseph-writes-letter-to-lebron-requests-meeting-following-attack-on-cop\">high-profile<\/a> police officers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wiley-on-lebron-claiming-system-is-broken-it-allowed-you-to-become-a-billionaire-and-never-get-arrested\">athletes<\/a>, and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-trump-unloads-on-lebron-james-his-racist-rants-are-divisive-nasty-insulting-and-demeaning\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, a review of James\u2019 past statements and actions indicates that he had a different relationship with law enforcement during the early days of his career compared to his current views toward police, which are often negative and hostile.<\/p>\n<p>Below are 7 moments from James\u2019 past that appear to show a different relationship with law enforcement:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. August 2013 \u2014\u00a0Received a special escort from police officers to a concert.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey treat us so well!\u201d James wrote on Instagram with a video showing him receiving the escort. \u201cNeeded it cause traffic was nuts!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Miami-Dade Police Department says its officers violated policy by providing Miami Heat star LeBron James a police escort through heavy traffic to get to a Justin Timberlake\/Jay-Z concert,\u201d CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/lebron-james-police-escort-to-concert-probed-by-authorities-in-miami\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cJames posted a video before the concert at Sun Life Stadium saying he was following a police escort on the wrong side of the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/dGCeGNiTFN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" readability=\"-8.9178082191781\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>2. July 2008 \u2014\u00a0Made a generous donation to a local Ohio police department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAkron\u2019s police department is getting some new wheels, courtesy of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesreporter.com\/x2043511840\/LeBron-James-donates-bikes-for-cops\">Times Reporter<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s making a donation to the force of 10 bicycles used last month in his annual \u2018King for Kids\u2019 bike-a-thon fund-raiser. The Cannondale brand bikes have James\u2019 name emblazoned on them. They\u2019ll be outfitted with disc brakes, shocks, lights and sirens so they can be used by police for patrolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. July 2010 \u2014\u00a0Paid police officers to provide security during major news conferences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a televised spectacle Thursday night that was equal parts hype and hagiography, LeBron James, the 25-year-old NBA star whose contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers expired last Thursday, announced that he had decided to join another basketball team, the Miami Heat,\u201d The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB10001424052748704111704575355162960155010\">reported<\/a> at the time. \u201cMr. James\u2019s management company paid 19 Greenwich police officers $60 an hour apiece to provide security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. July 2014 \u2014\u00a0His home has been guarded by police officers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2014, James decided to leave the Miami Heat and return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and received an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/police-at-lebrons-house-2014-7\">increase<\/a> in police presence at his home from the Akron Police Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.9230769230769\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bath Township police outside LeBron James home.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clevelanddotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@clevelanddotcom<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TgX0MaoA8F\">pic.twitter.com\/TgX0MaoA8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mary Kilpatrick (@_marykilpatrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_marykilpatrick\/status\/487311545526140928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2121212121212\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To be more precise, no less than five police officers at LeBron James home. They were told to expect a 3:30 ET announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmicoHoops\/status\/487314024233967617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>5. October 2018 \u2014\u00a0Hired off-duty police officers to guard his mansion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has reportedly taken steps to secure his Southern California home following news it was targeted by burglars,\u201d TMZ <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2799060-tmz-lebron-james-hires-armed-patrol-after-la-mansion-is-targeted-for-burglary\">reported<\/a>. \u201cJames hired at least 10 armed security personnel, some of which are off-duty police officers, to patrol his house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. February 2015 \u2014\u00a0Tells his sons to be respectful to police officers and to do what they say.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contrary to his public remarks, which often potentially increase tensions between the black community and police, James has told his sons to obey law enforcement and let them do their job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe talk is, \u2018You be respectful, you do what\u2019s asked and you let them do their job, and we\u2019ll take care of the rest after. You don\u2019t have to boast and brag and automatically think it\u2019s us against the police,\u2019\u201d James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/lebron-james-children-police-misconduct_n_6672490\">said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve had one or two encounters with the police in my life that were nothing. But sometimes you just got to shut up. It\u2019s that simple. Just be quiet and let them do their job and go on about your life and hopefully things go well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Refused to comment on the Tamir Rice situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contrary to his remarks last week, which blew up in his face, James has not always commented on police-involved shootings when he did not know enough to make informed remarks. Rice, 12, was shot and killed when police responded to a call of a person with a gun near a recreation center. When police arrived, Rice pulled out a toy gun that looked like a real gun and was shot.<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing activists tried to pressure James into sitting out games to protest a grand jury\u2019s decision to not charge the officer who shot rice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I\u2019ve always been a guy who\u2019s took pride in knowledge of every situation that I\u2019ve ever spoke on,\u201d James said. \u201cAnd to be honest, I haven\u2019t really been on top of this issue. So it\u2019s hard for me to comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that any lives that (are) lost, what we want more than anything is prayer and the best for the family, for anyone,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut for me to comment on the situation, I don\u2019t have enough knowledge about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA star LeBron James has received negative press in recent years over controversial remarks that he has made about policing, including last week when he targeted a police officer on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276813,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-214.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"7 Moments That Show LeBron James Used To Have A Very Different Attitude On Police","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-459716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-214.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"7 Moments That Show LeBron James Used To Have A Very Different Attitude On Police","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}