LeBron James: Orlando nightclub shooting ‘puts things in perspective’
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After a shooting in an Orlando nightclub on Sunday left at least 50 dead, LeBron James offered his condolences to the victims and their families.
“It’s another hit for us as Americans and what we have to deal with in our world today,” James said on Sunday, according to ESPN. “It definitely puts things in perspective on basketball for myself; it’s just a small matter of what reality really is. My prayers to all the lost ones and all the ones that are recovering from this morning’s tragedy in Orlando.”
Police are investigating the shooting at the gay nightclub as a domestic terror incident after the shooter called 911 to pledge his allegiance to ISIS. With 50 people dead and 53 wounded, the shooting is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Other athletes and teams posted their condolences on social media throughout the day on Sunday.
A moment of silence in remembrance of the victims was held on Sunday before several MLB games, Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals and at NASCAR’s race in Michigan.
