“This is real? The F^%*?”: LeBron James Disgusted By Las Vegas Raiders “I Can Breathe” Tweet

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LeBron James and several NFL stars reacted to the verdict of Derek Chauvin’s case with relief. However, James was not happy with how the Las Vegas Raiders responded.

After Chauvin was found guilty, NFL players, athletes, and people across the world showed their approval of the decision by Tweeting out their reactions. LeBron was one of them:

Several NFL teams also issued statements explaining how they stood by the decision. However, there seemed to be a consensus that this small victory didn’t mean the end of the long war ahead in the fight for social justice.

The NFL had their own statement as well:

Ultimately, it was the Las Vegas Raiders Tweet that sent shockwaves as their reply did not seem appropriate.

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What Did The Las Vegas Raiders Tweet? Is Owner Mark Davis To Blame?

After the video went viral of Derek Chauvin brutally assaulting and eventually murdering George Floyd, the final words of George Floyd became the campaign slogan as protests started: “I Can’t Breathe.”

As a response, the Raiders Tweeted out a play on George Floyd’s words:

Clearly, the response here doesn’t appropriately convey the message the Raiders may have been trying to get at. While the verdict was a step in the right direction, there is still a lot of work to do in the fight to stop these murders from happening again. Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo’s murders are clear examples of that.

Therefore, the Raiders reply comes off as distasteful and shows disrespect to the whole situation. To take the words of a man of who was murdered and twist them to express gratitude at a guilty verdict undermines the situation in a way. However, this wasn’t a mess-up on part of the Raiders’ social media team.

Owner Mark Davis came out and accepted full responsibility for the Tweet:

Despite backlash and public outcry regarding the Tweet, it still remains active on the Raiders’ Twitter account at the time this article was written.

LeBron James Is Shocked And Furious With The Raiders Tweet

LeBron James is one of the most vocal sports figures when it comes to raising awareness about social justice issues, and he’s become a voice among athletes when it comes to expressing public views. To add on, he’s also very active social media.

After seeing the Raiders’ Tweet, James was flabbergasted as he couldn’t believe it was real. He Tweeted out his own reply expressing his disgust.

Of course, James’ reaction is warranted here. Obviously, the Raiders made an incredibly inappropriate Tweet, and James simply expressed what all of us were thinking. It remains to be seen whether any action will be taken over the Tweet or if it will even be taken down as it’s still up.

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Post Edited By: Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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