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By Amy Tennery<br> Dec 1 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James questioned the media on Wednesday for not asking him about a resurfaced 1957 photo of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones standing in a crowd blocking Black students from entering an Arkansas high school, suggesting there was a double standard at work.<br> The image, which the Washington Post published in a report last month, shows a then-teenage Jones standing in the crowd near the group of Black students, who were attempting to integrate North Little Rock High School.<br> Speaking to reporters after the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 on Wednesday night, James said he saw a double standard in how the media covered controversies involving white versus Black public figures.<br> "I was wondering why I haven't gotten a question from you guys abut the Jerry Jones photo," James, an 18-time National Basketball Association All-Star said.<br><br>"But when the Kyrie (Irving) thing was going on, you guys were quick to ask us questions about that."<br> Irving, a seven-times All-Star guard for [https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/ https://pinfaves.com/kyrie-irving-weight-loss/] the Brooklyn Nets, recently returned to the court after a team-imposed, eight-game suspension for sharing anti-Semitic content on social media.<br> The incident prompted widespread media coverage and Irving apologized, saying he is not anti-Semitic.<br> "I feel like as a Black man, as a Black athlete, as someone with power and a platform, when we do something wrong or something that people don't agree with it's on every single tabloid, every single news coverage," said James.<br> "The whole Jerry Jones situation, the photo - and I know it was years and years ago and we all make mistakes, I get it - but it seems like it's just been buried."<br> Jones addressed the photo controversy after his team defeated the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day last Thursday.<br> "That was 65 years ago," he told reporters.<br><br>"I had no idea when I walked up there what I was doing, just a reminder to me how to improve and do things the right way."<br> The Dallas Cowboys did not immediately respond to a request for a response to James' comments. (Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Bill Berkrot)<br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement