LeBron, Irving, Nets wear 'I can't breathe' T-shirts

LeBron James said he wanted to get his hands on one of the "I can't breathe" T-shirts that Derrick Rose wore before the Chicago Bulls' game on Saturday.

It didn't take James long to track one down. He said Monday that he reached out to Brooklyn Nets' guard Jarrett Jack over social media, procuring one of the shirts for himself and teammate Kyrie Irving.

Both Irving and James were wearing the shirts during shootaround Monday night:

James talked about the T-shirts before the game.

It's not a Cavs thing. It's a worldly thing. 

It's just for us to make a (statement) to understand what we're going through as a society. I've been quoted over and over about what's going on as far as it's more of a notion to the family, more than anything. Obviously, as a society we have to do better. We have to be better for one another. It doesn't matter what race you are. It's more of a shout out to the family more than anything, because they're the ones that should be getting all the energy and effort.

Irving echoed James' sentiments:

I think it's really important that we show our respect to the families. More importantly we're in the city where tragedy happened and it's really important to us that we stand up for a cause, especially this one. It hits close to home and means a lot to me.

The hometown Nets also joined in on the cause, as Jack, Kevin Garnett and Alan Anderson also sported the shirts during warmups.

The shirts are in support of Eric Garner, who was choked to death by a police officer on Staten Island in July. Rose explained earlier Monday why he chose to wear the shirt, which you can read about in the post below.

"We have to be better for one another no matter what race you are," James said of wearing the shirt, which is also a gesture meant to acknowledge the Garner family.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement on the matter to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski.

I respect Derrick Rose and all of our players for voicing their personal views on important issues but my personal preference would be for players to abide by our on-court attire rules.

The players in question are not expected to face any sort of discipline, however, according to the Akron Beacon Journal's Jason Lloyd.