NBA superstar LeBron James offered a scathing take on NFL team owners on the latest episode of his HBO show “The Shop” on Friday, saying the gridiron league is run by “old white men” with a “slave mentality”.
James was chatting with his business partner Maverick Carter, Los Angeles Rams star Todd Gurley and actor/rapper Ice Cube about NFL player protests over social injustice.
Gurley noted it was a “touchy subject,” but James, who hasn’t been shy to take on political and social issues, criticized NFL owners for wanting to “control” players.
He went on to praise NBA commissioner Adam Silver for his support of players who use their platform to speak out on social issues.
“In the NFL, they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,” James said.
Silver, in contrast, “doesn’t mind us having… a real feeling and be able to express that,” James said. “It doesn’t even matter if Adam agrees with what we…
