Chicago Bulls Star Derrick Rose Wears 'I Can't Breathe' Warm-Up Shirt, LeBron James Calls Shirt 'Spectacular'

One day after Derrick Rose wore an "I Can't Breathe" warm-up shirt in support of the late Eric Garner, NBA superstar LeBron James said he wants to find a similar shirt for himself.

Cleveland.com reporter Chris Haynes included the following passage in a story Sunday, Dec. 7:

"It's spectacular," James said. "I loved it. I'm looking for one."

When asked if he planned to wear the T-shirt before a game, James was coy, but hinted it could potentially happen.

"It's possible," he said. "I'm looking for one. I think it was great."

He would not say if he would wear the shirt before Monday's game against the Brooklyn Nets, not too far from where the Garner death occurred. However, he didn't rule it out.

Rose didn't speak with media after the game Saturday night, Dec. 6, but his teammates showed support for his actions.

"I knew that Derrick was going to put that T-shirt on," Bulls center Joakim Noah said, via ESPN. "I think he has every right to express his beliefs. He told me that he was going to wear it. I respect Derrick a lot. I think he's definitely making a statement by wearing it. That's my guy."

Noah agreed with Magic Johnson's recent statements about athletes needing to stand up for the voiceless.

"Yeah. If that's what he wants to do, I respect it," Noah said. "I think a lot of people feel that way. When you wear a T-shirt with a statement everybody's going to know how you feel about it. I respect Derrick 150 percent and I'm riding with him ... a lot of people feel that way. It's really sad what happened. Police brutality is something that ... it happens. Not every cop is a bad person. Not every black person is a bad person. You can't judge people. But he definitely made a statement by wearing that T-shirt."

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