LeBron James fired at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the Swedish football legend attacked the Los Angeles Lakers star on Thursday for being too political.
In an interview with Discovery +, Ibrahimovic said it was “a mistake” for James and other athletes to get involved in politics. “Just do what you do best, because it doesn’t look good,” said Ibrahimovic.
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After the Lakers’ 102-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, James responded to Ibrahimovic, saying the football star did not feel the same way about talking about social injustices when he called racism in his Sweden Christmas, three years ago.
“I would never shut up about things that are wrong,” said James on Friday. “I preach about my people and I preach about equality, social injustice, racism, systematic electoral repression, things that happen in our community. I still know what is happening, because I have a group of more than 300 children in my school who are going through the same thing, and they need a voice, and I am their voice. “
“I will use my platform to continue to shed light on everything that is happening in this country and around the world,” added James. “I would never limit myself to sports, because I understand how powerful this platform and my voice are.”
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC: LEBRON JAMES, OTHER SPORTS FIGURES SHOULD ‘DO WHAT’S GOOD’, STAY OUT OF POLICY
Ibrahimovic, one of the biggest names in football, plays in Seria A for AC Milan. He praised James for being “phenomenal at what he is doing”, but believes he should only limit himself to what he does best.
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“Do what you do well. Do the category you do. I play football because I’m the best at it. I don’t do politics. If I were a political politician, I would do politics,” Ibrahimovic said. “This is the first mistake that people make when they become famous and reach a certain status. Stay out of it.”