The Los Angeles Lakers may well be two games away from a new trophy, on the occasion of the first edition of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas, but it is not time for celebration in Nevada for the gang. LeBron James. Because on the eve of the semi-finals of this new competition across the Atlantic (during the night from Thursday to Friday, at 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.) between the Bucks and the Pacers, then between LA and New Orleans, a shootout took place. broke out on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
This led to the death of three people, before the suspect was shot dead by the police. A new drama which pushed LeBron James to hammer home his position concerning the carrying of firearms in the United States.
“It’s actually easier now to own a gun”
“It’s the same debate every time a shootout occurs,” points out the best scorer in NBA history. This possibility of obtaining a weapon, the possibility of reiterating these facts, there is no change and it is literally ridiculous. It is insane that we continue to lose innocent lives on campuses, in schools, in malls, in movie theaters. »
After offering his condolences to the families of the Las Vegas victims, LeBron James continued: “Nothing has changed, it’s actually easier now to own a gun. It’s stupid.”