As the New York Times notes, James has spoken up when it comes to systemic racism and police brutality over the past couple years. In July, he expressed his support for Black Lives Matter and tweeted about the Philando Castile shooting .In September, he spoke out against the wave of killings of unarmed Black men. "My personal feelings is that I got a 12-year-old son, a 9-year-old son, a 2-year-old daughter, and I look at my son being four years removed from being able to drive his own car, being able to leave the house on his own," he said during a Cavs press conference. "It’s a scary thought right now to think, if my son gets pulled over, and you tell your kids, if you just comply, if you just listen to the police that they’ll be respectful and things will work itself out." He continued, "It’s a scary-ass situation ― that if my son calls me and says he’s been pulled over, that I’m not that confident that things are going to go well and my son is going to return home."