Understanding The NBA's Current Political Moment
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In this Dec. 8, 2014 file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James wears a T-shirt reading "I Can't Breathe," during warms up before an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets in New York.
( Frank Franklin II / Associated Press )
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Produced by John Asante