![]() The Lakers star also called Ibrahimovic out on his hypocrisy, bringing up some comments on racism the latter made. "He can just ask Renee Montgomery if I would have shut up and just dribbled, just seeing that beautiful Black woman today be part of a group - she’s part of the ownership group with the Atlanta Dream". "There’s no way I would ever just stick to sports, because I understand this platform and how powerful my voice is," James said about the situation. Zlatan, 39, is often outspoken and his comments reached LeBron James. “I’m kind of the wrong guy to actually go at because I do my homework.” /VyKgBrYuiz Last week LeBron James had hit back at Ibrahimovic, after initial comments from the AC Milan striker told the NBA superstar to ‘stay out of it’ when it comes to politics and that he should ‘do what you’re best at’ because it doesn’t look good to be outspoken. LeBron responded after Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticized him for his activism. Do what you’re good doing," he said.Īlso read | Ronaldo Nazario greatest football player ever, not Cristiano Ronaldo: Zlatan Ibrahimovic LeBron retaliates "He’s phenomenal, but I don’t like when people with a ‘status’ speak about politics. He went ahead and spoke about LeBron James and how an athlete should stay an athlete. While speaking to UEFA and Discovery+ Sweden, Ibrahimovic spoke about athletes in general, and how they should refrain from getting into political discussions. Zlatan Ibrahimovic says LeBron James and other high profile athletes should simply stick to sports. ![]() ‘I don’t like when people, when they have some kind of status, and they do politics at the same time as what they are doing.’ The retired NBA guard received mixed replied, as people sided with both parties.Īlso read | Zlatan Ibrahimovic injury update: Milan star could miss Europa League clash vs Man United Ibrahimovic on LeBron James comment Take that stolen Zoohan look and give it back to Sandler. "Zlatan stay yo a** out of LA," he wrote. LeBron James Rejects Zlatan’s Criticism of Activist Athletes 33 AP Photo/Mike Ehrmann AP 0 3:50 LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James responded to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his political activism with a promise that he will never just shut up and dribble. ![]() His most recent bout of activism was to help voter mobilisation in November's US Presidential elections. NBA superstar James has been a leading figure in the fight against racial justice and police brutality, earning a Laureus World Sports Award nomination for his efforts. Take that stolen Zoohan look and give it back to Sandler.ĭavis tweeted about the situation, quoting a tweet about James talking about Ibrahimovic. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hit out at LeBron James for the second time in a week and told athletes to 'stay out of politics'. Also read | Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes dig at NBA star LeBron James, asks him to stay out of politics Baron Davis on Ibrahimovic comments about King James
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