On Sunday, LeBron James endorsed Hillary Clinton for the presidency in an op-ed piece. On Monday, he spoke more about that decision with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin:
“Well anytime I do something, I always say I like to put it in writing form so it’s not, it can never be interpreted the wrong way,” James said after Cleveland Cavaliers practice. “It can’t be uninterrupted, and those are my words and there’s no way you can depict it or try to say those are my words or those are my feelings. I put it in writing so there’s no way you can kind of [misinterpret them]. You get a great understanding of how I feel, so I like to do it that way.”
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James also writes that Clinton will “build on the legacy” established by current President Obama, whom James has become close with in Obama’s two terms in office.
“We’ve become really good friends and from Day 1 I just always liked his vision, especially from a community standpoint,” James said Monday. “And I believe Hillary can continue that legacy that Barack has done for the last eight years. You guys know how important my community service is, especially in my hometown. That’s a main point for me.”
Clinton was actually in James’ hometown of Akron on Monday, but LeBron said that he was unable to see her in person:
“I know she’s actually in my hometown today, and because we have two practices today I won’t be able to attend that, but we’ve been in communication about doing something and we’ll figure it out,” James said. “Obviously, my letter going out, it said enough if I’m not able to accomplish that. You know who I’ll be voting for.”
James also spoke about how his decision to endorse Clinton was affected by his family:
“For me, the main thing is going back into the communities and giving our world a better future,” James said. “Our kids are our future and I believe Barack started it and I believe Hillary is going to continue it. So, I’m all about communities. It starts from the ground up and if we can continue to give back to communities and do the things we need to do to help these kids understand that they’re our future and know that they got a helping hand, it makes this world a better place.”
Hillary’s husband and former President of the United States Bill Clinton, agrees with James’ endorsement:
Great endorsement by NBA champ focused on his Ohio community, LeBron James. #StriveForGreatness https://t.co/EIfKmcfk35
— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) October 3, 2016
