He brought up his school and “inner-city hellholes” (his own words), so yes, he did.
Lebron says Morey's China tweet was dangerous and misinformed.
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In the video circulating nor his Tweets Lebron James mentions none of that, and what does inner city hellholes have to do with a Black wife or Trayvon Martin, when Trayvon Martin was from the suburbs? Just state that you want Black Americans to be mules in place of the equivocation.
Please tell me that "equivocation" ain't what has thrown you into astonishment.
The way ya'll downplay Lebron talking about police brutality and racism in America makes you sound like republicans. How is it more noble for him to speak out about geopolitics than it is about his experience as a black man in America? A lot of you really sound like Clay Travis types in this thread.
I'm not defending what Lebron said at all but the agendas in this thread and on twitter are so transparent.
I agree with this 100% . But now ppl hating on Bron are taking it too far
But ultimately, imma side wit Bron right to choose money over ethics from ppl who expect him to be the global face of anti China movement
They wont say SHYT to the politicians who sold us out to China in the 80s and 90s that caused our dependence on it.
This the type of thing km talkin bout
LeBron shoulda kept this one to himself. Not a good look.
Also, Coli posters, read about empathy, practice it. Character is what you do when nobodies looking. It costs nothing to be a good person. Think about it.
Also, Coli posters, read about empathy, practice it. Character is what you do when nobodies looking. It costs nothing to be a good person. Think about it.
I think Silver felt that pressure from CCP and had Lebron do it cause he has the strongest presence of any Player.
That tweet seem fishy to me as well. You really on a rioters forum from china and the gov aint infiltrated that
joeychizzle
光復香港，時代革命
Yo fukk LeBron, his trash looking kicks and fukk space jam 2. And while we at it fukk harden and the NBA. Also fukk the NFL Kaep deserved better.
LeBron obviously informing everyone he love deepthroating China's dikk for the guap, you kowtowing thotty.
You just said you don't have enough into to speak on it but told Morey to stfu. Keep the same energy you had when riding with Kaep.
WE CAN'T BREATHE. LITERALLY.
Everyone here in Hong Kong burning or dumping their LeBron jerseys. Even homeless folk be like
we don't want that
LeBron obviously informing everyone he love deepthroating China's dikk for the guap, you kowtowing thotty.
You just said you don't have enough into to speak on it but told Morey to stfu. Keep the same energy you had when riding with Kaep.
WE CAN'T BREATHE. LITERALLY.
Everyone here in Hong Kong burning or dumping their LeBron jerseys. Even homeless folk be like
we don't want that
DonKnock
KPJ Gonna Save Us
Part of their protests are about police excessive use of force there tho
This is why it looks so bad, LeBron unintentionally sided with the police
Out of sight out of mindPart of their protests are about police excessive use of force there tho
O.T.I.S.
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Yo why tf is this dude even speaking on this shytKeep your mouth shut breh
Mory was actually right... this fukking dweeb is just trying to get more attention again. If his ass was educated on the situation, he would understand that Hong Kong wants democracy and freedom FROM mainland china... they’ve always been separate. They’re literally fighting in the streets for it.
The nba just want to keep china checks coming in, this dude needs to learn when to stfu
O.T.I.S.
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Wtf are you even saying?
nobody in this thread is talking about Lebron “being the leader of hong kong”, we’re saying Lebron needs to shut the fukk up about shyt he has no business being involved in.
Hong Kong is literally fighting oppression right now from mainland china. Mainland china has been in the shyts with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, and whoever else on that side of the world. Morey was correct with his statement, even though he probably should’ve shut tf up too. But he wasn’t wrong... Lebron is and this shyt makes him look stupid af because he’s saying the GM is uneducated but if you actually know wtf is going on over there, its Lebron who is uneducated.
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Part of their protests are about police excessive use of force there tho
This is why it looks so bad, LeBron unintentionally sided with the police
Huh... No.
Protests were initially about the extradition law and now they turn into autonomy/democracy protests.
ESPN dropped an article why Bron was mad financially
Inside LeBron James' and Adam Silver's make-or-break moments in China
THE LAKERS DEPARTED LAX on Monday, Oct. 7 for the 14½-hour journey -- and their plane had no Wi-Fi connection. As the teams crossed 15 time zones and the Pacific date line, the reaction to Morey's tweet continued to escalate.
"We had zero knowledge of it before we took off," LeBron James said of the backlash.
James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma and Rajon Rondo -- to name a few -- all had appearances canceled. One Lakers player, sources told ESPN, had agreed to a $1 million endorsement deal with a Chinese company prior to the trip. When he arrived, poof, it was gone. A seven-figure payday out the window.
James, after having taken 15 consecutive summer trips to China, had skipped it this year to complete the filming of "Space Jam 2," anticipating that the China Games would act as a substitute. Some of his most important appearances of the year -- including two with Nike and one with Beats by Dre -- were canceled during this trip.
According to public financial statements, Nike and other companies' basketball shoe sales have been relatively flat in recent quarters in North America -- but have been surging in China, where millions of teenagers save up to buy the latest signature models.
Eating an early lunch back at the hotel, players watched as the banners featuring their images -- and the logos of former sponsors -- were peeled off and pulled down until they laid in a clump at the base of the building. The players could only shake their heads at the sight.
"Everything was getting canceled right before things were [supposed to be] happening," James said. "Everything was getting canceled."
Silver opened up the floor. James raised his hand.
His question was related to Morey -- and the commissioner's handling of the Rockets' GM. James, to paraphrase, told Silver he knew that if a player caused the same type of uproar from something he said or tweeted, the player wouldn't be able to skate on it. There would be some type of repercussion. So, James wanted to know, what was Silver going to do about it in Morey's case?
Silver pushed back, reminding the players that the league never doled out discipline when they publicly criticized President Donald Trump. Morey was exercising the same liberty when he challenged China. Regardless of the financial fallout of one versus the other, that's not what should matter. He might have disliked the ramifications of Morey's tweet, but he would defend his right to say it.
But James wasn't done.
"I never speak for just me, things that just benefit me. I try to be educated as much as I can and speak from a pure heart of how can I protect not only me, but protect the players as well in that situation."
LeBron James
Morey wasn't there to answer questions, he countered. Silver hadn't spoken to the media in China either. Why would this fall on the players to address?
James told the room it was too much for the players to take on in that moment -- to explain a complicated issue with racial, socio-economic and geopolitical layers while visitors in China. It was time to follow the league's lead.
"Obviously, when he speaks up, people pay attention," a Nets source told ESPN.
Kyrie Irving, according to sources who were in the room, questioned whether it was worth playing the games in such a charged environment. He said he was there to play basketball games, and if a requirement for those games was dealing with the fallout that Morey's tweet created, he would rather not play at all.
After about 30 minutes, Silver and others exited the room to allow for a players-only meeting. And once the others were gone, the players worked to find a consensus. James told the room he wanted both teams in total agreement about how they would approach the rest of the trip. His instinct was to shield his colleagues from a near impossible public-relations chasm.
"It's always a responsibility with me as far as players, a protection for the players," James said on Monday. "That's always [on my mind]. I never speak for just me, things that just benefit me. I try to be educated as much as I can and speak from a pure heart of how can I protect not only me, but protect the players as well in that situation."
