LeBron James was once one of the world’s athletes.
T here was a time when LeBron James’s views on abuses of political power were considered enough that Donald Trump’s allies told him to shut up and dribble.
According to local media, Lourenço discussed promoting Angola abroad with James and Smith, emphasizing his particular interest in tourism, cinema and basketball.
Smith’s visit to Angola in March 2026 coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Though Lourenço has enacted laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people, by 2024 he had effectively criminalized participation in peaceful protests when he signed a law enacting severe punishments of up to 25 years in jail for acts of vandalism.
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On Sunday, Angola’s president, João Lourenço, welcomed two of the most famous people in America to his presidential palace. Smith’s visit to Angola in March 2026 coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
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LeBron James was once one of the world’s athletes. Now he’s plugging a predictions market and a leader.
T here was a time when LeBron James’s views on abuses of political power were considered enough that Donald Trump’s allies told him to shut up and dribble. After he built a reputation as a voice on social issues and human rights, anti-government protesters in Hong Kong burned his jersey over what they saw as his lack of support for their campaign. Alongside plenty of other US athletes, he has barely spoken on politics during Trump’s second term in power.
Officially, the two men were in Angola to attend a round of the E1 World Championship, an electric raceboat series featuring celebrity-backed teams. James and Smith are among those who have bought into the series.
According to local media, Lourenço discussed promoting Angola abroad with James and Smith, emphasizing his particular interest in tourism, cinema and basketball.
James, for example, visited the National Museum of Slavery during his trip to Angola, bringing global visibility to this connection.
Smith’s visit to Angola in March 2026 coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
“We came, we saw, it was beautiful,” Smith said in an Instagram post as he left Angola.
Though Lourenço has enacted laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people, by 2024 he had effectively criminalized participation in peaceful protests when he signed a law enacting severe punishments of up to 25 years in jail for acts of vandalism.
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