US basketball superstar LeBron James donned a refashioned Make America Great Again cap calling for justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot earlier this year by police during a raid on her Kentucky home.
James and several of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates wore the red hats on Tuesday night ahead of their opening game in a first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers.
On the caps the words "Great Again" were crossed out, adapting Donald Trump's campaign slogan with the message "Arrest The Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor" printed below.
James also wore a t-shirt that read "By Any Means".
'By Any Means‼️ Lets Get It #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor,' he wrote on his Instagram page alongside a picture of him in the outfit.
Ms Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical tech worker, was shot eight times on March 13 during a police raid which saw three police officers force their way inside her Kentucky home using a no-knock warrant as part of a narcotics investigation into a suspect who did not live there.
The Louisville Metro Police Department said the men announced themselves and returned gunfire when Ms Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired at them. But her family say police failed to identify themselves before breaking down the door and firing into her apartment.
No drugs were found at her home and Louisville’s Metro Council has since voted to ban the use of no-knock warrants.
Activists, including a number of NBA players and celebrities, have since protested that no criminal charges have been filed over the case, a cause that was amplified by the international reaction to the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
One Louisville police officer was fired and two others were placed on administrative assignment for the incident involving Ms Taylor.
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But speaking after Tuesday's game, James said those calling for further action to be taken over the killing will continue to press the case.
"You know this is something that we continue to put our foot on the gas, continue to pressure," ESPN quoted the 35-year-old as saying.
"You know, the situation that's going on in Louisville, Kentucky. An innocent woman being killed in Breonna Taylor, a woman who had a bright future and her future was taken away from her. And there's been no arrests.
"There's been no justice. Not only for her, but for her family. And we want to continue to shed light on that situation, because it's just unjust and that's what it's about."