WASHINGTON — LeBron James made a statement with his shoes.

James wore one black sneaker and one white sneaker for the first half of his Cleveland Cavaliers' game at the Washington Wizards on Sunday night — and each had the word "equality" written in gold capital letters on the back.

The four-time NBA MVP wore a pair of black shoes with "equality" written on them for Cleveland's opening game of the season.

James changed shoes for the second half.

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