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Corporations bowing down to China for $$$'s proves greed > common good. Capitalism won't fix the current state of things in the world. Nor does it care to change it.
It’s a human rights issue until it messes w/ ur money.
This is what I got, like did Bron just pull a "shut up and dribble"?Lebron initially used talking points which were similar to Laura Ingrams “shut up and dribble” garbage. She insinuated he was uneducated on what he was speaking on and the comments yesterday on Morey were similar in the insinuating he was uninformed part.
When he tried to clarify things and talk about how the timing was bad given that the players were over there. While I get that frustration. Only thing I could think of is that I’ve heard plenty of times how protests and political statements aren’t supposed to be for your convenience and that they’re supposed to be vocal and in your face.
America has a ****ty track record itself, but it’s crazy seeing corporations like the NBA tuck their D between its legs and pretty much bend over to appease China. Integrity is for sale when it comes to not messing that China money up. Same with Nike who has pushed “more than an athlete“ campaigns recently.
Man chastises man unaware of ramifications while being unaware of ramifications.
Speaking of George Orwell and 1984, I could not grasp how bad it is when I was reading thie book in the 90s. It just all seemed so unbelievable back then.Orwellian AF.
I wonder how it would fly if a conservative athlete said police brutality protests or kneeling were messing with his money and costing the NFL money. it likely wouldn’t and it shouldn’t.
That issue is much more visible and hits closer to home than something happening overseas which while is very real, you can’t relate and see it as much. But that NBA money in China is huge.
is that any different than the players who refused to kneel and kept quiet on this issue and just went about their business as NFL players? I mean, they didn't say that explicitly but that's basically what they did. The same as Lebron & NBA are doing here.
Nike lookin suspect...
...sell you Colin and "stand up for what you believe in" America.
Bow down to China on the flip tho.
Is it "Black Girl Lost", or shortie owe you for ice?
Is it "oochie Wally Wally" or is it "One Mic?"
Houston Rockets Nike merchandise disappears from China stores
Houston Rockets sneakers and other merchandise were pulled from several Nike <NKE.N> stores in major Chinese cities amid the furor surrounding a tweet from the team's general manager in support of anti-government protests in Hong Kong.www.reuters.com
This is only PART of what happened. LeBron confronted Adam Silver on Morey's comments, stating that if a player had made that tweet, the player would have been reprimanded. So LeBron's comments have come AFTER that confrontation, with Silver.
It depends. Some athletes just want to get their check and go home. They don’t want to be involved in political stuff or anything of that nature outside of sports. And to be fair, they don’t have to. But the general response I saw, especially during 2016 was no comment and non answers that wouldn’t stir the pot. That’s different to me than if a player were to openly and publicly condemn Kap or anyone else who was protesting police brutality.
I agree.
While LeBron isn’t required to make a stand for the HK protesters he should have no comment if he feels he can’t stand up for what is right rather than what is financially convenient.
He is right that people shouldn’t speak out unless educated, even though he didn't follow through on that himself.