LeBron James apologises for 'Jewish money' Instagram post

LeBron James has apologised after posting a video of himself on Instagram rapping along to a lyric about “Jewish money”.

The Los Angeles Lakers basketball star was quoting US rapper 21 Savage’s song asmr, which includes the line: “We been getting that Jewish money/everything is kosher”.

Surprised LeBron, who makes very few mistakes, put this out. Does quoting lyrics from a song absolve the person quoting from the responsibility behind the words? I’d argue no, especially with a following of 45 million. pic.twitter.com/efv9gkXres

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 23, 2018

Business reporter Darren Rovell, who is Jewish, first reported the gaffe, tweeting: “Surprised LeBron, who makes very few mistakes, put this out.