“Quotes LeBron James as saying, “I don’t want nothing to do with white people. I don’t believe they want anything to do with me. I don’t want no (white) friends. It’s me and my boys.”
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Claim dated 9 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The quote is taken out of context from HBO's “The Shop,” in which LeBron reflected on how he felt as a high school freshman entering a predominantly white school. He said those feelings shifted by the end of the year.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2020. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2908531382533570&set=a.433019750084758&type=3&the…
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