bloomberg spoke exclusively to lebron james of the l.a. lakers the return to professional sports. i believe that sports in general have done so many great things for communities, for households, bringing people together. more importantly, like you said hasier, our commissioner always allowed us to express values about what's going on in our lives. for us to be together as a lead once again, along with what's going on right now, it gives us another opportunity to continue talking about what's going on with social injustice, police brutality, black lives matter, and continuing to hit home on things that are going on that matter a lot as well. but sports has always been something that kind of galvanized and brought people together, and makes people feel very uplifted. i know in my community right now, unfortunately, a beautiful 18-year-old girl was just gunned down in akron, ohio, last week, a week after graduating high school. --t to get people's minds not saying forget about certain situations, but just to have a breath of fresh air, to have a bre

. >> reporter: meantime, large corporations like shake shack, ruth's chris steakhouse and the l.a. lakers initially received $35 million in loans, due to loose guidelines that qualified them as small businesses. and after facing public backlash and outrage, all three returned the money. but even the businesses who managed to receive the money are realizing that ppp may not be a failsafe solution. >> for most of our employees, this was their first job ever. >> reporter: a coffee franchise that employs people with intellectual and physical disabilities has been amy wright's pride and joy. after a covid shutdown, their reopening day was one full of hope. >> can you tell i'm smiling at you? >> yes. >> i'm happy to see you. >> reporter: after receiving ppp funding in early april, they were singled out as a prime example for the program's success, earning a trip to the white house. >> we will continue to take up the charge and help everyone, especially with people disabilities pursue the american dream. >> reporter: but the loan money which was intended to carry her business during the shutdown

of thee: lebron james l.a. lakersis business partner, maverick carter, ceo of springhill company. romain, i know you are keen to coverage. it is friday. enthusiastic romain, all about not just lebron james but also nike reporting revenue that really missed. it was below expectations. margin looking weaker than expected. europe is off by a lot. a miss and the shares are reflecting that. >> they did this across all fronts. top line was down. only $6.3 billion versus the estimate of $7.3 billion. gross margins were down substantially. this is where i think the trends can continue. inventories were up. i think there is still some margin risk to the story. on the sales front, i do see improvement from here onwards. the quarter they just reported was probably the steepest slide in sales. dependent is nike on the physical retail locations. it seems that the narrative for the past few quarters had been the company's expansion of the digital presence and the direct to consumer digital model they had taken on. >> you would be s

coming up on "bloomberg surveillance," just a little tease of an exclusive interview with l.a. lakers star lebron james with "businessweek." that is next on bloomberg. ritika: with the first word news, i'm ritika gupta. and texas, florida, each set records for new coronavirus cases yesterday, and arizona had a peak and hospitalization's. meanwhile, a new model predicts death toll will hit 180,000 by october. a new poll shows joe biden leading president trump in every one of six key battleground states. it shows biden all but a racing president trump's -- all but a racing president trump -- all but erasing president trump's advantage with white voters. pro basketball star bron james has put together his most vicious deal yet. he and his business started -- star lebron james has put together his most ambitious deal yet. he spoke to businessweek about the company and the restart of the nba season. >> i am looking forward to the season getting restarted, getting back in the liquor uniform,- the laker and continue to push the envelope not only on the court, but off the court. i won't stop

was the: well, that l.a. lakersebron james on the nfl treatment of former quarterback colin kaepernick. knee during the national anthem to protest racial and -- racial equality and police brutality. improvebusiness leaders diversity, equality, and inclusion in the post-coronavirus workplace? the world economic forum says as a corporate world emerges from the corporate crisis, they have a unique opportunity to embed social progress and create a new normal. they have launched a new tool kit to highlight the opportunity of the challenges of using technology to promote a more diverse workplace. i am delighted to be joined by saadia zahidi, director of the world economic forum. looking at have been this much more than anyone else. and in the last couple of months, we have had protests in the u.s. come across the world, wanting more diversity and equality. , whatll that accelerate you have been telling the world needs to be done all along? saadia: thank you, francine, and great to be with you here, as always. you are righ

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. >> l.a. lakerstar says there shouldn't be basketball until things in the country are resolved and he's not alone. other players are speaking out, too. dwight howard. there he is. he's next. they line up by the thousands. each one suffering with a story that breaks your heart. like ravette, who needed help, because every step brought her pain. their only hope is a ship unlike any other. mercy ships. the largest floating civilian hospital in the world to bring free surgeries and care to people who have no other hope. only 62 cents a day. $19 a month will help provide urgently needed surgery for the world's forgotten poor. if you have ever wondered "how can i, just one person, make a difference?" this is your answer. so many are still suffering. so don't wait. call the number on your screen call or donate now at mercyships.org players, cautioning against resuming the season, amid weeks of protests over racial injustice. and the police killings of black-americans. nba veteran, los angeles lakers center,

l.a. lakerscenter dwight howard is with a faction of players who aren't ready to play yet. >> i just feel like our people, we need attention. i really feel like our world is hurting right now. i just -- there's so much stuff going on in our world, man, and i just feel like we don't need to get distracted by anything. >> reporter: but other players like the rockets' austin rivers feel the league needs to resume. rivers saying on instagram that the forum which playing would provide and the money they earn would allow players to give their time and energy toward the blm movement. >> maybe jackie robinson can be the hero. >> dr. martin luther king called him a sit-iner before sittins were a thing. we've seen historically that athletes have played a tremendous role in pushing public consciousness forward. that's just history. >> reporter: but dave zirin says the sports leagues have to get their own houses in order as well. he says we will know that they really mean business when we see things like col

the king, lebron james of the l.a. lakersseveral other athletes, he's forming a new political action group aimed at protecting african-american voting rights and encouraging them to turn out to vote. more than a vote will focus on voter registration and making sure black voters can safely cast a ballot in november. also onboard kevin hart, basketball stars like trae young, jaylen rose, draymond green. plus, nfl running back alvin kamara. they're recruiting popular stars from the music world. in other words, popular culture are now massing to protect the very voters he has written off as not capable of voting without fraud, not worth even talking to unless they're willing to be his sycophants. if any cop anywhere decides they don't. the irony of course is that before he jumped into politics, donald trump was part of the culture, which apparently hadn't yet figured out who he is, but he traded all of that for power with a little russian help. so, mr. president, good luck with your re-election. you won't just be facing joe biden

the l.a. lakersy to make a difference and abc's janai norman joins us with more. good morning to you, janai. >> hey, eva, good morning. yeah, you say lebron james, everyone knows who you're talking about. he has massive influence and he says now is the time to make a difference and he's hoping to d to help people get out and vote. [ crowd chanting ] in the wake of unrest, surrounding the death of george floyd and national calls for justice and racial equality, lebron james, basketball superstar and activist, is setting his sights on energizing black voters. >> we are more than just athletes. we are more than just shut up and dribble. >> reporter: james is teaming up with other athletes and entertainers launcng a vot more than a vote isn't just about getting black americans to the polls but also identifying key cities and states to combat voter suppression. georgia primary elections just this week were plagued by hours-long lines and reported issues with voting machines across metro atlanta. further s

he was a flaky cat and once the lakers had l.a. covered he was just sort of grown the worth of the franchise so he could dump it eventually i think for a lot of money you know you know i was sort of the play was really cool guy that let ron harper and mark jackson and people like that so i didn't enjoy that part of it but the way it was run the team was really was not good you would have dug the harp in the end the last dance think as everybody jack and everybody's talkin and hype never says a word he's off in the background till they get on the plane and then he's playing cards like this approach. but they run is of funny funny guy and again the guy has no filter that says what ever you want this say that i've been on a long long time in and great friend and how a competitor yeah you know what nico i often think about guys when they leave the show there's there's the game they mess there's the fame they mess but i can't imagine how much you guys must a left over a 1520 year period with each other you must tough out you know other

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