sport news LeBron James reveals he wanted 'to hold the media accountable' for burying 1957 ... trends now LeBron James reveals he wanted 'to hold the media accountable' for burying 1957 photo of Jerry Jones at an anti-integration clash in favor of Kyrie Irving's anti-Semitism row, saying the press is 'so quick to hold black athletes' responsible LeBron James expressed why he put the media on blast over double standards The King was critical after not being asked to comment on a 65-year-old photo of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently surfaced at an anti-integration clash James had been asked repeatedly about Kyrie Irving's 'anti-Semitic' tweet and made the point about a race double standard within the wider media Click here for all your latest international sports news from DailyMail.com By Patrick Djordjevic and Alex Raskin For Dailymail.com Published: 05:02 GMT, 9 December 2022 | Updated: 05:02 GMT, 9 December 2022 Viewcomments LeBron James explained why he slammed the media in a sudden outburst during the alternate coverage of Thursday Night Football. Just over a week ago, after the Lakers' 128-109 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, James accused media of a racist double standard after a recently surfaced photo showed Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones as a 14-year-old during a civil rights clash at his Little Rock high school in 1957. At the time, James inquired why he hadn't been asked about Jones, despite fielding questions for much of November about an African-American former teammate, Kyrie Irving, accused of anti-Semitism. James refused to let reporters quiz him, or explain why they hadn't broached the topic with him, but finally added some context on The Shop's crossover with TNF. 'Just accountability man,' James began to explain. 'You know, the media is so quick to hold us athletes, especially us black athletes, you know, always hold us accountable. 'We can't make mistakes. We can't do this. They want to bring up everything. I want to hold the media accountable. LeBron James explained his outburst at the media last Wednesday after a LA Lakers victory 'The fact that they didn't ask anyone of us. I didn't hear a question from any athlete, you know, especially in the basketball world, about the situation. 'I'm just holding them accountable - let them know I see. I am definitely woke that's for sure.' James abruptly brought out the old photo of Jones, which the Cowboys owner had previously explained, without any prompting from media on November 30. 'I got one question for you guys before you guys leave,' James said to reporters last week. 'I was thinking when I was on my way over here, I was wondering why I haven't gotten a question from you guys about the Jerry Jones photo. The 80-year-old billionaire said he looked 'like a little burrhead' in the photo, which was taken amid a wave of civil rights clashes in the Little Rock area. As Jones explained to the Post, his football coach, Jim Albright, had warned players to avoid the widely anticipated scene on the first day of classes at North Little Rock High 'But when the Kyrie [Irving] thing was going on, you guys were quick to ask us questions about that.' In the 65-year-old photo, Jones is seen among white students at Arkansas' North Little Rock High as they blocked six African-American teenagers from entering and integrating the school. Jones has acknowledged to the Washington Post that that it is, indeed, him in the photograph, although he claims he was there out of curiosity and not any racist intent. Irving found himself in the eye of an anti-Semitic storm, which began after the former Cavalier posted a link to an Amazon documentary on his social media in October. James, who won a title with Irving in Cleveland in 2016, fielded several questions about Irving (right) during the controversy, but was confused why he hasn't been asked about Jones (left) Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility