There was James in 2012, with his Miami Heat teammates, donning hoodies in protest of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Two years later, there he was again sporting a "I Can't breathe" shirt in support of Eric Garner, who was strangled to death by the NYPD. And there was Chris Paul daring to call the racist rants of Clippers owner Donald Sterling "unacceptable" that same year. Later in 2014, there were the St. Louis Rams, opening games with the "hands up, don't shoot" sign in protest of the Michael Brown killing in nearby Ferguson, Mo.