Tyler Adams defends LeBron against Zlatan

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Tyler Adams

has talked about the NBA star

LeBron James

and his charity works and his understanding of his social and political duties as a high-profile athlete. LeBron James has been facing criticism from Zlatan about his work outside the basketball court.

"I admire LeBron James for a lot of the things that he has done,"

he told

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"He is clearly more than an athlete. He understands his role in the community and the effect that he can have on people.

"It is important to understand that there are so many looking up to you. If you have the platform to do good, there is nothing wrong with that."

"Feeding America is one of the broader things I have done. For me, it is always important to think about what I can do in my community at home.

"I talked to my parents and they always have good ideas about what we can do to give back. We were really happy with how that worked out but there is so much more that can be done."

And about facing Liverpool in the Champions League he added:

"Anyone who watched that first game would say it was a great game of football, Two mistakes obviously let us down a little bit but we left that field thinking we could have got more from this game. I think that is important for us going into the second leg.

"Obviously, playing Liverpool is always tough and we respect them but we also need teams to respect us.

"We are going out there to give our all and get a result. The plan really is just to keep focusing game by game. That is what has kept us humble and successful."

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