Ibrahimovic unimpressed by LeBron James' political activism


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 Second Leg - AC Milan v Crvena Zvezda - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 25, 2021 AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

(Reuters) - AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said sportspeople like Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James should quit sticking their nose into politics.

Four-time NBA champion James, who Ibrahimovic described as a phenomenal basketball player, has been one of the NBA's leading voices against racial injustice and police brutality in the U.S..

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