Not so long ago, before the plague and riots, NBA star LeBron James stepped in a big pile of doo-doo when he defended China over the Hong Kong protesters fighting oppression and seeking freedom from the grips of communism.
That’s why now, it’s hard to take King James seriously, especially as he inserts himself into the George Floyd situation to fight oppressed people.
He’s also using Floyd politically to get out the vote and fight “voter suppression.”
However, as this one Hong Kong protester points out, Mr. James is only in the game for himself.
He won’t criticize the real oppressors if it dips into his pockets or impacts his paycheck.
A Hong Kong activist who testified before the U.S. Congress on behalf of democratic protesters accused NBA superstar Lebron James of blatant hypocrisy.
Early Thursday morning, Joshua Wong said James, who backed the George Floyd protests but failed to support freedom protests in Hong Kong over the past year, “only talks loud in the US.” He highlighted the basketball player’s criticism of Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, whom he called “misinformed” after the manager threw his support behind Hong Kong demonstrations in October 2019.
“Defending democracy is vital, but @KingJames only talks loud in the US,” Wong tweeted. “On China, not only is he silent, he actively shuts others up. He called @dmorey ‘misinformed’ and ‘not really educated’ for supporting #HongKong. All he cares about is money, not human rights. Hypocritical.”
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1270944415159287809
So, what is LeBron really fighting for?
PR?
It sure seems that way at times, doesn’t it?
This piece was written by Missy Crane on June 11, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com [3] and is used by permission.