>An L.A. home owned by LeBron James was the target of a hate crime -- someone spray painted the n-word on the front gate and detectives are now investigating, cops tell TMZ Sports.
>Here's what we know ... multiple LAPD units and a neighborhood patrol vehicle responded to the home early Wednesday morning. We're told the word was scrawled on the outer gate.
>We're told investigators are looking for security footage from neighbors which may show the perpetrator.
>Records show LeBron bought the house back in 2015 but it does not appear he lives there on any regular basis.
>The graffiti has since been covered up.
>We're told LeBron was not at the home at the time of the incident -- he's presumably in the Bay Area gearing up for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which starts Thursday.
Some selected quotes from James in an interview given today include
>“No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, being black in America is tough.”
>“We’ve got a long way to go for us as a society, and for us as African-Americans, until we feel equal in America.”
>“Racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America. Hate in America, especially for African-Americans, is living every day. Even though that it’s concealed most of the time.”
James currently earns just under $31 million dollars per season from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Is he right, Sup Forums? Is it always hard to be black in America, regardless of circumstances?
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