LeBron James: NFL owes Colin Kaepernick an apology

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is the latest individual in the sports world calling for the NFL to officially apologize to quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell publicly admitted he and the league were wrong for not listening to players regarding issues of racial injustice and police violence but didn't mention Kaepernick by name, New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins said Goodell and the NFL should apologize to the former quarterback and that Kaepernick should be signed if he wants to return to the league.

James touched upon the subject while speaking with Jason Kelly of Bloomberg Businessweek: "We have not heard that official apology to a man who basically sacrificed everything for the better of this world," James said of Kaepernick.

Kaepernick last played in the NFL during the 2016 season, when he repeatedly knelt during renditions of the national anthem ahead of games to protest police brutality and acts of racism in the United States.

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks suggested earlier this month that he's among those who believe the NFL unofficially blackballed Kaepernick because of his polarizing demonstrations.

In the wake of the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, players from around the league have vowed to kneel or otherwise protest if there is an NFL season amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: