Kevin Durant And LeBron James Showcased Their Support For Colin Kaepernick, Who Appreciated Their Efforts Publicly

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is a divisive figure whose beliefs have pulled to attract athletes like Kevin Durant and LeBron James. In 2019, NBA superstars Durant and James sympathized with the former Super Bowl finalist against his situation with the NFL. While the NBA and the NFL are two different leagues for two different sports, athletes have collaborated and supported each other over the years.

The support from the former Golden State Warriors athlete was by wearing a football jersey with the number 7 on the front to a 2019 regular-season game. It was a unique all-black jersey with a definitive message, “I’m With Kap.“, invoking praise from Kaepernick on social media.

The latter took to Twitter stating, “Thank you to my Brother [Kevin Durant]  for rockin with me, especially this week!”

Another huge morale boost came courtesy of ‘King’ James, who was pictured wearing an all-black hoodie with the number 7 on the front.

While it didn’t contain any message like Durant, James has been vocal in his support of Kaepernick. He was praising him for standing up for his beliefs. Kap, after noticing James and his actions on Twitter, was posting the pictures while captioning them with fire emojis.

Colin Kaepernick and his efforts resonate with Kevin Durant and LeBron James

During a 2019 press conference, James believes the former Niners QB to be an athlete sacrificing for the community. He states, “I just feel what he was talking about no one wanted to listen to. Nobody ever really wanted to understand where he was actually coming from. I think that anybody that would sacrifice their livelihood for the betterment of all of us. I can respect that and he’s done that.”

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Durant believes that Kaepernick and his efforts have created room for conversation that never took place in sports.

While he admits to never experiencing the extreme level of opposition like the Niners QB, he states, “You tend to just focus on what you know… Sometimes you can be so far removed from where you grew up or from home that you don’t realize what’s going on back there.”

While Kaepernick and his status remain the same in 2022, there was a change in letting him back in among NFL teams. Despite getting positive responses from his workout with the Las Vegas Raiders recently, the former NFL QB remains to wait for a call-up.

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