Amid the rioting in Ferguson, Mo. and in the wake of officer Darren Wilson not being indicted for shooting and killing Mike Brown, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James said that the violent protests aren't helping matters.
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James opened up about the violent reactions of many people stemming from the announcement regarding Brown's shooting death coming down on Monday night and even brought the Trayvon Martin case into it.
"That's not the answer," James told ESPN Tuesday about the riots. "What does that do? What does that actually do? Just hurt more families, hurt more people, draw more attention to things that shouldn't even be going on instead of people going to the family's household and praying with them. And saying, 'Things are going to be great.' You know, 'Mike Brown is in a better place now,' and 'Trayvon Martin is in a better place now.' That's where it should be. I mean, burning down things and shooting up things and running cars into places and stealing and stuff like that, what does that do? It doesn't make you happy."
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James, who took to Instagram to share a photo of Brown and Martin with their arms draped around each other walking toward a heavenly light, said that the aftermath of the events in Missouri show some flaws and problems in society.
"I think that news itself, the issue is much bigger than that," James said. "It's not just one instance. It's not just Mike Brown or Trayvon Martin or anything that's going on in our society. I think it's much bigger than that. Like I said last night, violence is not the answer and retaliation is not the solution. My prayers and best wishes goes out to the families of anyone that loses a loved one, especially a kid today."
On the court, James will look to help the Cavaliers turn their slow start around. Cleveland is 6-7 and sits in third place in the Central Division.
The Cavs snapped a four-game losing streak last time out with a 106-74 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.
With unrest happening in Missouri and other places, the Cavaliers turn their attention to a Thanksgiving Eve clash with the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
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