Although Lebron James is known as an NBA star, he's been making a name for himself as an athlete for social consciousness, and he's already impressed one influential figure: the president of the United States. As flagged by ABC News, President Barack Obama told People magazine he was pleased with black celebrities raising the discussion on race and police brutality in response to the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York. The Cleveland Cavalier was singled out by the president for wearing Garner's final words, "I can't breathe," on a t-shirt during warm-ups before playing the Brooklyn Nets on Dec.