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LeBron James No Longer A Dallas Cowboys Fan Following Kneeling Protest Response

He’s famously been a fan of the NFC East team despite being from Akron, Ohio. But their stance on kneeling turned him off, he says.

While LeBron James pledges homestate allegiance to the Ohio State Buckeyes (with many speculating he would have played there had he taken the college basketball route), his NFL allegiance is with the Dallas Cowboys.

But now, apparently, the Los Angeles Lakers star is rooting for a different NFL team after he was angered by how America’s Team’s front office handled the aftermath when players around the league were kneeling during the playing of the national anthem in protest to racial inequality and police brutality in the United States.

Joining his longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter last week (Oct. 27) via Instagram Live, James revealed his fanhood for Dallas isn’t what it used to be.

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"Nah man, I had to sit put on the Cowboys, man. [It’s] just a lot of things that were going on when guys were kneeling, and freedom of speech and wanting to do it in a very peaceful manner." LeBron said when asked if he was still a Cowboys fan. "The organization was like 'if you do that around here, you won't ever play for this franchise again.' I just didn't think that was appropriate."

James says he’s now “all in” on the Cleveland Browns, who are currently 3-5 this season after a Monday Night Football win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

Speaking of football, James is collaborating with Thursday Night Football for an alternate stream called “TNF in The Shop,” based on his HBO unscripted series. The first episode will air on Nov. 17, when the Tennessee Titans take on the Green Bay Packers.

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