[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 7 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H96]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        COMMENDING LeBRON JAMES

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend basketball superstar 
LeBron James for calling out sports media bias.
  Late last year, a photo resurfaced of Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry 
Jones blocking the integration of an Arkansas high school in 1957. Mr. 
James asked why he was not getting any questions about this photo and 
stated that the media had plenty of questions after former teammate 
Kyrie Irving promoted an anti-Semitic film on social media.
  Jerry Jones owns an $8 billion sports franchise, the world's most 
valuable one according to Forbes. The Cowboys rank among the worst NFL 
teams for minority hiring.
  The possible connection between these points is far more important 
than the hateful beliefs of one basketball player. Yet, the media asks 
about Irving and stays quiet about Jones.
  It is a question the media needs to answer for James and the Black 
community in America.

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