And the same thing happens with LeBron James.”. NBA is a $8 billion business in China. ‘All he cares about is money, not human rights, hypocritical.’ And this to me goes to the essence of one of my big issues with American athletes today, and I’m going to explain and I’m going to tie it in with the U.S. Soccer Federation and them eliminating a requirement to stand for the national anthem and I think you’re gonna follow me along on this path. However, his silence on this deeply disturbing issue is causing many critics to doubt the intention behind the silence. Michael Shamburger Lakers superstar LeBron James took a hit in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, where basketball fans trampled on jerseys bearing his name after … They’re like, ‘Well are women win, our men stink.’ Our men are not as good competing with the world, because men all around the world get equal, by and large, athletic opportunities. And she then was not very, I don’t believe, useful of her platform in the Women’s World Cup. Can Joey Gatewood Help Kentucky’s Passing Game. This is one of the things that bothers me about people who talk about, say, the U.S. men’s World Cup performance as opposed to the U.S. Women’s World Cup performance. But let’s begin here. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-inverted-source'); CA Cricket Bats: Who are the current brand ambassadors of CA bats? var _g1; The players made sure their voice was heard about bringing an end to police brutality and social injustice in America post the shooting of Jacob Blake. Because they’re worried about their paychecks, it’s the height of hypocrisy, and frankly, it’s got me fired up.”, Michael has 11+ years covering golf and college football. Although LeBron James has been vocal about rampant racism and police brutality in the US he came under heavy scrutiny for his comments on China's human rights issues. Fans demand answers and are making their wrath felt on social media, specifically calling out LeBron to address the issue, just like he does when anything bad happens in the US. It has been signalled by a lot of people that LeBron only talks about social issues that affect him. Let me explain what I mean. DBAP. } catch(e) {}, by If you want to be on the right side of history, we know what the right side of history is, it’s extending basic human rights around the world. Attention @NBA, @KingJames, @SteveKerr, Coach Gregg Popovich…, ESPN Investigation Finds Coaches At NBA China Academies Complained Of Player Abuse, Lack Of Schoolinghttps://t.co/1rLqOHv2aO#WokeHypocrites, — Larry Elder (@larryelder) July 30, 2020. However, the NBA has now decided to resume playoff games, with players demanding more from team owners when it comes to enforcing change in the society. LeBron wants to model himself on Muhammad Ali, but if you study Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali took stands on things that were controversial in the country and were later proven to be true. Wonder what #AdamSilver @KingJames @SteveKerr and other outspoken critics of US policies will say about this unholy alliance? Why are they absent? Nike goes to Asia, and they pay 50 cents an hour or lower to workers in Asia to make LeBron James’s Equality Nike sneakers. Stan Van Gundy had a fitting reply for them. Danny Green says he does not owe an apology to Lakers fans for missing the…, Our site uses cookies. The Lakers star has also remained silent over other human rights issues plaguing China, largely because of NBAs massive deal with the country. Steve Kerr, coach of the Warriors, is another commonly mentioned name in those tweets. All other teams scheduled to play last night followed suit and soon the NBA was forced to postpone all of its playoff games. There aren’t two sides to the equations that LeBron James is standing up on. LeBron James, who has always been at the forefront when it comes to talking about social injustice wanted to bring the season to a halt. — Benji (@InBrodieWeTrust) July 30, 2020. LeBron James came to NBAs rescue by saying that Morey wasn’t quite informed on the issue and that is tweet was naive. Social issues is something LeBron is very outspoken about. And when you decide that you are going to tee off and criticize and rip America on the world stage, what you do is embolden dictators and autocrats around the world to use your language as evidence of why America is not a shining city on the hill and things are not actually good in this country. The Lakers star is now again being subjected to a lot of criticism for not speaking out on how upcoming athletes in China are being subjected to some really heinous coaching methods. Many people around the world, billions of people around the world do not have that basic human right. Your first amendment right of free speech is to prevent the government from coming and grabbing you and throwing you in prison for what you say. And if that means that we are going to have a less profitable shoe for Nike, that’s okay. It’s no surprise that we would be a lot better at soccer than North Korea and Iran for purposes of our women’s soccer program because women in those countries don’t have basic human rights. Get the Daily Outkick and get smarter every day. Both on the field and off the field, LeBron is the poster boy for the NBA. It is not just LeBron who is … Yesterday, a tweet went out to LeBron James from one of the leaders of Hong Kong’s democracy protest, and that quote said as follows, this is Joshua Wong, ‘Defending democracy is vital, but at King James only talks about it in the U.S. On China, not only is he silent, he actively shuts others up. Instead, we’ve heard LeBron say Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey is, “misinformed and not really educated for supporting Hong Kong democracy.”. He has been pretty vocal in the Bubble about the NBA Boycott and has also been tweeting on social media about Jacob Blake’s shooting. Not sure which is worse. Imagine if LeBron came out and said, ‘Hey, I have seen what’s going on in America today. No one is in favor of innocent people being killed in the United States. The NBA ran into massive trouble in 2019, when Daryl Morey of the Rockets tweeted out in support of Hong Kong. Kudos to @ESPN investigative unit for exposing the truths the @NBA has tried to protect and cover up for a long time. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-mobile-inverted-source'); I’m willing to take a lot less money to make America a better place and to lift out of poverty 10s of thousands of people that Nike could employ in this country to make these shoes. News that NBA-affiliated Chinese coaches are physically abusing their participants has sent shock waves across the NBA. The things that LeBron says are already popular today. LeBron James rly tryna fight for the “human rights” issue in America when there was an actual human rights issue going on in China and he praised China to keep his pockets filled. Because the vast majority of women in the world, billions of them, that’s billions with a ‘B,’ have nowhere near the basic human rights that exist in America. 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China for a fact treat their people like dogs. Also Read: LeBron James scrutinised for silence on NBA academies in China abusing athletes. I guess based on his situation with China only money matters! https://t.co/7w3gYvKICu, — Tony Bruno (@TonyBrunoShow) July 29, 2020. All of this has led to fans calling him out for his silence on the China human rights issue yet again. Learn more about our use of cookies: cookie policy, LeBron James China silence: Lakers star slammed for silence on NBA China academies abusing athletes. A huge percentage of the unemployed are minorities in this country. The reason why our American women dominate in the Women’s World Cup is not just because they are more talented than most other women’s teams around the world, it’s because the women in many parts of the world that they are playing against don’t have basic human rights. LeBron has been championing the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement in America, setting up a ‘voting’ organisation and using his platform to spread awareness about social injustice. LeBron’s silence on this issue has caused his critics to react rather sharply. “Let me give you an example. Some of the names include Commissioner of the NBA, Adam Silver, who has worked tirelessly to ensure that the NBA restart in Orlando runs smoothly. So LeBron James is making money off of virtual slave labor. There are 40 million people unemployed, roughly. And so, if Megan Rapinoe wants to speak out politically, what she should do, in my opinion, is point out American exceptionalism and use the U.S. women’s soccer team as evidence of how much women can achieve when they are given basic human rights. He helped form ‘More Than a Vote’ in response to the horrific murder of George Floyd on May 25. A lot of NBA and LeBron James fans have been supporting them, as they feel LeBron can only mainly speak about the social issues that govern his country. The modern civil rights struggle is not being fought in America, it’s being fought on the globe, and mostly American athletes are completely absent from that conversation. For the most part worse than US dogs. It is not just LeBron who is facing the heat on social media. He called @dmorey "misinformed" and "not really educated" for supporting #HongKong … “I’m fired up. Also, if Lebron truly wanted to focus on individuals human rights he would fight the NBA from doing business with China. That’s how LeBron James makes so much money from Nike. var _g1; Or perhaps, he is more focused on the upcoming NBA restart against their local rivals the LA Clippers.