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Hi LeBron. John Telich, Fox 8. You've always been outspoken about social issues. Uh, and it seems that you're kind of in the middle of one. Uh, the incident at your home in Los Angeles. Do you have any comment on that?
Um, I mean, as I sit here on the eve of, um, excuse me, on the eve of one of the great sporting events that we have in sports. Um, you know, race and what's going on comes again. And, um, and on my behalf and my family's behalf. But I mean, I look at it as this. I mean, if it's, if this is to shed a light and, um, continue to keep the conversation going on my behalf, then, then I'm okay with it.
Um, you know, my family is safe. Um, at the end of the day, they're safe, and that's the most important. But it just goes to show that, um, that racism, uh, will always be a part of the world, a part of America. And, um, you know, hate, um, you know, in America, especially for African-Americans, um, is, uh, is living every day. And even though that, you know, that that is concealed most of the time, even though people hide their faces and will say things, um, about you when, when they see you, they smile on your face. Um, it's alive every single day.
And, um, and I think back to Em's mom, actually. It's kind of one of the first things I thought of. And, and the reason that she had a, a open casket is 'cause she wanted to show the world, um, what her son went through as far as a hate crime. And, you know, being black in America, um, so it's like, it doesn't, no matter how much money you have, um, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, um, you know, being, being black in America is, it's tough. And, uh, and we got a long way to go, um, you know, for, for us as a society and for us as African-Americans until we, until we feel equal, um, in America.
And, um, you know, but my family is safe. And, um, you know, that's what's, that's what's important. Same.