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. — AP