Y’all Better Put Some RESPECK On LeBron James’ Name! Here’s Why He Deserves It All – Both On & Off The Court

Hate him or love him - you WILL respect LeBron James. Not only is he doing great things on the court, he’s also doing some incredible things off the court…that involves Forever First Lady Michelle Obama. Get the deets inside…

 

 

 

 

 

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UP IN TOUR. WHAT THEY GONE SAY NOW?!?! I know they’ll make up another criteria that nobody else has ever had in the history of the game. But Guess what though, bring it on please!! Heavy is the head that holds the they say. Let’s get it! #ThekidfromAKRON #RevengeSZNCompleted

A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Oct 12, 2020 at 9:01pm PDT

 

Many love him. Many hate him. No matter your personal feelings towards LeBron James, you have to give respect where its due. And he’s most certainly DUE for ALL the respect.

This NBA season was … unconventional – to say the least – as the Coronavirus pandemic put a halt on everything across the globe. Adapting to our new normal, the NBA created a “bubble” in Orlando to finish out the 2020-21 NBA season. And it ended just as LeBron and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates wanted: as winners. The Lakers beat the Miami Heat (one of LeBron’s former teams & the team he won his first NBA title with) in Game 6, 106-93.

King James scooped up his fourth NBA Title, scoring 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the first time the Lakers won a title since the late Kobe Bryant’s fifth and final championship win over a decade ago.

This season was tough, but LeBron and the Lakers proved to be the supreme team this year.

The Championship win was monumental in Lakers history as the win came the same year NBA icon Kobe Byrant died. They played in his memory and delivered what Kobe was able to serve up five times for L.A. before his death.

The haters will say the same was rigged or they didn’t deserve the win or any conspiracy theory as to way the Lakers nabbed the championship trophy. And let’s not forget those “washed king” hashtags that were circulating on social media after the Lakers signed a four-year deal with LeBron. Well, he shut all of that talk up after his second season with the team where he picked up his FOURTH Finals MVP award and earned the Lakers their 17th title. King James had a message for the naysayers during his post-game on-court interview:

"I told Jeanie [Buss] when I came here that I was gonna put this franchise back in the position where it belongs. Her late, great father did it for so many years and she just took it on after that. For me to be a part of such a historical franchise, it's an unbelievable feeling not only for myself, but for my teammates, for the organization, for the coaches, for the trainers, for everybody that's here. We just want our respect. Rob [Pelinka] wants his respect. Coach [Frank] Vogel wants his respect. Our organization wants their respect. Laker Nation wants their respect. And I want my damn respect, too."

Check it:

“And I want my damn respect too.”@KingJames on winning the 2019-20 Finals MVP. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/tsin7CdEqh

— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 12, 2020

As he should. It’s bigger than basketball for LeBron, which we know to be true after he opened his own school – I Promise School - in his hometown of Akron, Ohio to serve underprivileged kids. Not to mention all of the generous donations/contributions to charities he and his wife, Savannah James, send regularly.

King James’ More Than A Vote team has partnered up with Forever First Lady Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote squad teaming to provide information, transportation, food, music, personal protective equipment and other support at early voting sites around the country Oct. 18th -31st ahead of the November 3rd presidential election.

“Millions of Americans have already cast their ballot and with only 21 days until Election Day. Making your plan to vote early is critical,” Mrs. Obama said in a statement to The Associated Press. “It’s now up to us to do everything in our power to get our friends and family ready to vote early and safely together. We can’t leave anyone behind.”

There’s literally no excuse why you can’t cast your vote for the upcoming presidential election.

Earlier this month, King James’ More Than A Vote organization signed up 10,000 volunteer poll workers, reaching a major milestone this week in its effort to combat systemic, racist voter suppression.

The "We Got Next" poll worker recruitment effort -- a partnership of LDF and @morethanavote -- has reached a milestone, but there is more work to be done. Sign up to be a poll worker in your community today: https://t.co/rfVXJtDQLF pic.twitter.com/cCDCpKw5ad

— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) September 30, 2020

CNN reports:

The organization, made up of prominent athletes and artists, has focused its "We Got Next" poll worker recruitment effort -- a partnership with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) -- in primarily Black electoral districts ahead of November's general elections. A number of first-time poll workers were among the virtual fans during Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat on Wednesday night, according to a statement from the NBA.

Former President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance in the virtual crowd during the game, and used his appearance in the star-studded crowd, which included Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dwyane Wade, Shaquille O'Neal and "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts, to thank poll workers participating in the upcoming elections.

Shoutout to LeBron for being a KING on and off the court!

EXTRAS:

1. 94-year-old woman travels 300 miles with family to cast her vote in-person in Detroit. STORY

Photos: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

source: theybf