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FanHouse found this 5/19/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]
When LeBron James walked into our makeshift studio at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., we had no idea what the Cleveland Cavaliers ' superstar forward was going to say. We had asked for the interview for our "Outside the Lines" story on NBA athletes and political activism, specifically to see if he'd address why he declined to sign then teammate Ira Newble 's letter a year ago, ... [link]

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LeBron James Speaks About Darfur
Published 5/19/2008 by Matt Moore at FanHouse
Filed under: Cavaliers, Cleveland, USA BasketballA year after getting blasted by everyone under the sun for refusing to sign a letter by Ira Newble condemning China for its role in the Darfur genocide, LeBron James is finally willing to talk about the situation. Even if he's not really saying anything. On Friday, James agreed to an interview with ESPN for Outside the Lines, and agreed to talk about the Darfur situation, defended his reputation, and stressed the importance of the situation, all without actually saying anything negative about China. He did stress that the situation is "about human rights" and ...

Ira Newble, Fighting the Good Fight
Published 5/19/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
Newble continues to use his limited platform to create awareness of the atrocities in Darfur. (And hey, look, he got LeBron to vaguely address the situation. It’s a start.) © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | 3 comments Add to del.icio.us Search blogs ...

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