‘This ain’t it’: LeBron James rips Raiders for tone-deaf tweet on Chauvin verdict

<ul><li>Raiders receive avalanche of backlash for tone-deaf tweet</li><li>NBA star among visible critics of Las Vegas team’s response</li></ul><p>LA Lakers star LeBron James was among the most visible critics of a tweet sent by the Las Vegas Raiders after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.</p><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/Raiders/status/1384650781672939521">tweet</a> sent by the NFL team’s official account on Tuesday as the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/21/athletes-reaction-george-floyd-trial-nba">sports world reacted to the verdict</a> said “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than 20 times before he was killed when Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck last May. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/derek-chauvin-verdict-guilty-murder-george-floyd">Chauvin was convicted</a> of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday for causing Floyd’s death.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/21/raiders-tweet-george-floyd-lebron-james">Continue reading...</a>