Los Angeles Lakers player LeBron James donned a Rep. Beto O'Rourke Robert (Beto) Francis O'Rourke LeBron James dons Beto O'Rourke hat to game in San Antonio Tech workers' political donations overwhelmingly skew Democratic: report Election Countdown: Latest glimpse at fundraising highlights Dem edge | Cook moves Menendez race to toss up | Heated Missouri Senate debate | O'Rourke scrambling to win Latino voters | Bloomberg spending big for Dem candidates | DNC talks 2020 debates MORE (D) hat ahead of his team's matchup with the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
In a photo shared by James’s team on Saturday evening, the player could be seen wearing a white hat reading: “Beto for Senate.”
San Antonio pic.twitter.com/gdRLyWIEje — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 27, 2018
The show of support for O’Rourke arrives as the Texas Democrat continues to draw national attention as he seeks to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzMural of 'superhero' Beto O'Rourke in Austin vandalized in just days LeBron James dons Beto O'Rourke hat to game in San Antonio O'Rourke picks up third Texas newspaper endorsement over Cruz MORE in the Texas Senate race.
This is not the first time the athlete has offered the Democrat public support, however.
In late August, the NBA star praised O’Rourke for a video featuring the political candidate defending NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.
In the 4-minute video, O’Rourke said he "can think of nothing more American" than the protests, which he said were meant to bring attention to African-Americans who are "being killed at a frightening level right now, including by members of law enforcement, without accountability and without justice."
At the time, James called the video a "must watch" and saluted the Democrat for his "for the candid thoughtful words."
James’s political statement on Saturday also arrives months after Showtime announced it would be teaming up with the athlete to produce a documentary series on the role of athletes in America's current cultural climate.
The series, titled "Shut Up and Dribble," will take "a powerful inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment," the Los Angeles Times reported.
The title is a reference to a comment Fox News host Laura Ingraham made earlier this year, who responded to political statements from James by telling him to "shut up and dribble."
_tx on October 27th, 2018 at 23:41 UTC »
LeBron is exactly what you'd like in a "role model" athlete. He's married to his high school sweetheart, gives back a ton to his community, is an extremely successful investor, and works hard.
He still gets some hate for "The Decision" but even that was a charity event.
James is a perfect example of doing things right, but he's not a Republican so it's "shut up and dribble".
Spy_v_Spy_Freakshow on October 27th, 2018 at 23:36 UTC »
LBJ is a class act
varnell_hill on October 27th, 2018 at 23:31 UTC »
Fox News: JUST SHUT UP AND SING OR PLAY BALL unless you’re supportive of Trump in which case nevermind.