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Current Sports | April 23, 2021 | LeBron James Tweet Backlash, MSU Spring Game Eve

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Al weighs-in on the LeBron James Twitter backlash in regards to the death of Ma'Khia Bryant. Also, the MSU football spring game is tomorrow. We hear from the two leading starting quarterback candidates for the Spartans... Anthony Russo and Payton Thorne. 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin, NBA superstar LeBron James is receiving a ton of backlash for his tweet concerning the police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. Al expresses his feelings on why the tweet is layered, placing an emphasis on understanding one another if any kind of progess is going to be made in police relations with the black community. Also, we are a day away from the MSU football spring game! Hear from top starting quarterback candidates Anthony Russo, who is a transfer from Temple, and Payton Thorne. That, and more! Happy Fri-YAY! 

Episode 1784

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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