Los Angeles Lakersย small forwardย LeBron Jamesย is one of the biggest names in basketball, but off the court, he also makes his beliefs known, including political beliefs.
Now, following Donald Trumpโs win over Kamala Harris to get to the White House, James has sent a clear message about where he stands.
Jamesย took to social media the day after the election, on November 6, and commented on the results.
LeBron James Shares Heartwarming Photo With His Daughter
James posted aย photo on Instagramย holding his only daughter, Zhuri James, 10, with the caption, โHEAVY ON MY HEART & MIND THIS AM MY PRINCESS ๐ธ๐พ!! PROMISE TO PROTECT YOU WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE AND MORE!! WE DONT NEED THEIR HELP! ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐คโ
The 39-year-old posted the photo and message just a few hours after the election results were called.
James had previously endorsed Kamala Harris in her run for the White House on October 31, also via aย social media post. At the time, he posted aย video on Instagramย featuring clips from Trumpโs speeches and the civil rights movement with the caption, โWhat are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me.โ Then, he added to vote for Harris.
Following Jamesโ endorsement,ย writer Tania Ganguli of the New York Times noted that the endorsement wasnโt a surprise.
โMr. Jamesโ Democratic leanings are longstanding,โย she said. โIn 2008, he hosted a free concert by Jay-Z in Cleveland in support of Barack Obamaโs successful bid for the presidency. He campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016, introducing her at a rally in Ohio, and wrote an opinion essay supporting her campaign.โ
LeBron James Back on the Court
James and the Lakers added insult to injury to theย Philadelphia 76ersโย lackluster start to the season, beating the teamย 116-106ย on Friday, November 8. James hadย 21 points, 13 assists and 12 reboundsย in his second triple-double of the 2024-25 season.
What was extra special is that James snagged hisย 114th career triple-double towards the start of the fourth quarter.
In a postgame chat with press,ย James spokeย highly of his teammates and the chemistry they had on the court against the 76ers.
โThought the ball was moving,โย he said. โIt was popping. Defensively, weโre really in tune with some of the things that we talked about. Our transition defense has been pretty bad (since) the start of the season and we really discussed that a lot before the game, on getting back, loading up, covering the basket first, finding the ball, calling out the ball, calling out the man and really communicating. I thought we did a good job of that for the most part of the game, but the ball was definitely popping.โ
He also talked about being a role model for the younger guys on the team.
โI would hope that in some way, weโre mentors slash inspiration on how to play the game, how to approach the game, how to be professionals, how to be role models to the next generation,โย he said. โSo, we hope that weโve left an imprint (on the) younger generation thatโs coming up in our game.โ