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Hell of a basketball player. Not too bright on much else.
He should have focused more in school. His lack of education is showing.
He took ownership of his irresponsible tweet and said he shouldn’t rush to judgment without the facts. That’s what an adult does.
If only Trump had that level of maturity.
He’s at least using his platform to bring to light issues of racial justice and trying to promote change. LBJ has donated millions to charities and done so much to help black youth with The Boys and Girls Club of America, Children’s Defense Fund, Gabriel’s Angel Foundation, etc.
LeBron is a role model for millions of people which is what made his rush to judgment today especially painful but he walked it back.
Tensions are high right now with the recent wave of police brutality.
I'm not sure Lebron really took responsibility or ownership for his Tweet. He kind of did but not fully. He mentioned generic platitudes but never said anything directly to the person he addressed with his comment. Lebron always sort of says what he thinks will benefit him though, whether it is in regards to China or injustice or anything else. He will address issues and be moral when he doesn't think it will hurt his bottom line. That doesn't mean he doesn't believe in the things he says but he just will only take those stands when it won't hurt him in some way.
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You told everyone this wouldn't happen:
NBA TV ratings watch: Network games down, plus thoughts on the big sports slump
Is the NBA feeling the pressure? You might argue that the play-in tournament speaks to a sport attempting to jump-start the ignition.
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The super teams made the nba less appealing to me.
Now with all the politics, call me come playoff time.
Now with all the politics, call me come playoff time.
You follow Jr on twitter?
You told everyone this wouldn't happen:
NBA TV ratings watch: Network games down, plus thoughts on the big sports slump
Is the NBA feeling the pressure? You might argue that the play-in tournament speaks to a sport attempting to jump-start the ignition.
There’s no indication the dip in viewership is related to activism.
What does this even mean? He's not a politician, does he need to comment on every single thing? You wanna blame him and the NBA for China? I'd say our limp dick elected officials (on both sides of the aisle) are far more culpable than anyone else but you do you.
The Masters rating was way down. Must be that political activism that they didn't do.
Dude insisted NBA ratings would not go down. They have. Speculate on why all you want but he was demonstrably wrong.
No, he should not comment on every thing but he picks and chooses what to comment on based on how it helps him or the way people perceive him. For him to comment on the China thing was reasonable with the NBA ties and his apparent morals but that would mean he would have to be a hypocrite so instead just claims ignorance. Ignorance is fine for him when he wants to harp on something else though. Jump quickly on a story and comment when he doesn't know the facts then turn around and not comment on something he does know about simply because he doesn't want to hurt the brand. It's just disingenuous to try and comment on things from a moral standpoint when you play favorites the way he does, which is fine. His fans should just own it though. We know he won't.
He never comments on the real problem which is inner city black on black crime. He is almost as bad as a politician. BTW, what does Trump have to do with this?
Not blaming him or the NBA for China but it is pretty hypocritical that they never comment on it, but jump on everything in this country. Gee, wonder why that is.
Well It is. And I don’t need a graph to show me that.
Sure is. Toonces....NO!!!!!!Is this your name reference?
If so, good stuff lol.
For the record I think the NBA has been quite hypocritical with the China thing after Morey's comments. Lot of the most prominent guys (LeBron included) either didn't say much or called out Morey which was pathetic. But what exactly are they supposed to do? All China will do is ban them. They have no power in that scenario. As for the most recent thing, meh. Lethal force being used on a 15 year old girl with a knife is terrible. He rushed to judgement early, but that's social media for you.
Because they live in this country?
It’s terrible for that girl that she chose to try and murder someone in front of a police officer. The girl in pink is lucky that cop used his gun and not a taser, IMO.
Did the BLM co -founder really say knife fights are normal for children?
Black Lives Matter activist and communist Bree Newsome condemns the “ruling white elite” who have convinced blacks that blacks “need armed white officers” to manage their communities and children. She says it’s “frightening,” “absolutely frightening.” It was her response to the shooting in Columbus.
Referencing the attempted stabbing of one black girl by another, Newsome said, “Teenagers have been having fights including fights involving knives for eons. We do not need police to address these situations by showing up to the scene & using a weapon against one of the teenagers. Y’all need help. I mean that sincerely.”
We must assume from this that we should let one girl stab the other and wait to see how it turns out.
Newsome’s bizarre message is that knife fights are normal for teens and the police should stay out of it.
To her, calling the police and having them save a young girl’s life is enabling white supremacy.
Is this another Babylon Bee article or real?
You think Don Jr. gives a crap about the Uyghur people?? He's just using them as political pawns to advance his argument.
Ultimately, the bottom line is what matters most to the livelihood of most Americans and LeBron is no different.
You want to call out the thousands of American corporations who have products assembled/manufactured in and have workers doing their bidding in China??
If profiting off of or associating with China in anyway is being a hypocrite, then all 330 Million Americans are hypocrites.
Throw out your cell phone, clothes and electronics that are made by that tyrannical Chinese Communist Party then if you want to take the high road.
The girl pink is lucky she wasn't shot too. Could have easily missed. I'm not mourning for someone going after someone else with a knife when a cop is on scene. But this country is too trigger happy, cops included.
This particular cop was a hero
I'm fairly certain its real....unbelievably.
That’s a really wild line of thinking.
If I were that cop I would've blasted the dude that was kicking the other lady in the head too.
