Update (12/9/14 2:25pm ET): The NBA has announced that they will not fine the players for wearing the “I CAN’T BREATHE” shirts.
On Monday, six Cleveland Cavaliers players, including LeBron James wore “I CAN’T BREATHE” T-shirts in honor of Eric Garner as hundreds of people protested outside the Barclays Center during the CavaliersBrooklyn Nets game.
“I can’t breathe” were the words caught on video as Eric Garner pleaded for his life as he was put in a chokehold by an NYPD officer, ultimately dying from asphyxiation.
