We stay in the U-S, which is observing Martin Luther King day. The civil rights leader was gunned down 50 years ago, but his message of unity is more important now than ever, especially in a politically charged nation, that has become more divisive under the new President. Players from the NBA, like LeBron James still revere the man, more than a half decade after his passing, and discussed that before his team's game with the Golden State Warriors, which is currently underway.
LEBRON JAMES CLEVELAND CAVALIERS FORWARD "For a man who stood for more than himself. You always hear people saying, 'risking their life.' He actually gave up his life for the betterment of all of us to be able to live in a free world and for us to be able to have a voice, for us to go out and be free no matter your skin color, no matter who you are, no matter the height and size and the weight or whatever the case may be, wherever you are, he had a vision and he took a bullet for all of us, literally. In the rawest for that you could say that. He literally took a bullet for us. And for us to stand here even though we're trying to be divided right now by somebody, today is a great day for people to realize how America was built and how we all have to stand united in order to be at one. Especially as Americans because we believe, we all know and we all believe, this is the greatest country in the world. So, special shoutout obviously to MLK and everybody who stands with him and obviously his family as well."