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James Harden Explains Why He Wore ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Mask
James Harden received a lot of backlash and criticism for wearing a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ mask around the NBA’s Orlando campus on late Wednesday.
https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/1283931715082293249
The league’s leading scorer addressed the controversy in a Zoom call with reporters yesterday.
As expected, Harden wasn’t aware of the message he delivered, and revealed that the mask was not meant as a political statement. He wore the mask because it was one big enough to cover his entire beard:
“It was just something that covered my whole beard. I thought it looked cool. That was it.”
James Harden on mask he wore yesterday: “I wasn’t trying to make a political statement..I wore it b/c it covered my whole face,my beard. .As I clearly talked about yesterday,me finding a way,whether it’s my jersey name or another way,to show my support for the Black Lives Matter” pic.twitter.com/2BMyH51peM
— Mark Berman (@MarkBerman_) July 17, 2020
