Earlier in the week, Cleveland Cavaliers star, LeBron James, had his LA house vandalized while he was in Oakland preparing for the Finals against the Golden State Warriors. A racial slur was graffitied onto James’ house.
According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, those who live near LeBron’s home put signs around his house in Cleveland with positive words and phrases.
Pennington created three double-sided white placards, writing the phrases “Hero,” “Role Model,” “Mentor,” “Humanitarian,” “Leader,” and “Good Samaritan” in big block letters using black magic marker and placed them about 10 yards apart on the side of the street across from James’ driveway…”It just seemed like the right thing to do to combat the evil, combat the hate in the world,” Pennington said. “The first thing that came to mind was, ‘Hero.'”
Soon after learning about the vandalism, LeBron James spoke to the media about what happened, saying, “Racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America. Hate, especially for an African-American, is living every day.”
Despite what has happened at LeBron James’ home, he still has to prepare for the NBA Finals against the Warriors. James obviously has a lot to worry about with his family being at home, so it’s understandable for his mind to be elsewhere.
