Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Slams LeBron James, Over COVID Meme.<br />Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Slams LeBron James, Over COVID Meme.<br />Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar <br />didn't take kindly to a recent Instagram <br />post authored by LeBron James.<br />The post contained a meme with three versions of Spider-Man pointing, only this time the labels read "cold," "flu" and "covid.".<br />The caption of <br />James' post reads, <br />"help me out folks.".<br />Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took to Substack to vocalize his frustration with James' apparent lack of education about COVID-19.<br />The NBA Hall of Famer didn't mince words, calling the post "a blow to his worthy legacy.".<br />The meme’s implication is <br />that LeBron doesn’t understand <br />the difference among <br />these three illnesses. , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former professional <br />basketball player, via Sporting News.<br />The meme’s implication is <br />that LeBron doesn’t understand <br />the difference among <br />these three illnesses. , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former professional <br />basketball player, via Sporting News.<br />Abdul-Jabbar believes that James' commentary on coronavirus vaccines could negatively affect the Black community.<br />Abdul-Jabbar believes that James' commentary on coronavirus vaccines could negatively affect the Black community.<br />Earlier this year, LeBron opted to decline <br />taking a public stance on coronavirus <br />vaccines, saying it wasn't "something political <br />or racism or police brutality.".<br />Earlier this year, LeBron opted to decline <br />taking a public stance on coronavirus <br />vaccines, saying it wasn't "something political <br />or racism or police brutality.".<br />Abdul-Jabbar is at odds with this mindset, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has "unequally affected many racial and ethnic minority groups...".<br />Abdul-Jabbar is at odds with this mindset, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has "unequally affected many racial and ethnic minority groups...".<br />The communities of People of Color are still suffering at a much higher rate than white communities. , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former professional <br />basketball player, via Sporting News.<br />The communities of People of Color are still suffering at a much higher rate than white communities. , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former professional <br />basketball player, via Sporting News
