Somehow? He did it himself. He said Morey's comments, which were in support of an oppressed people, were not "educated" enough on the subject. The guy who said he's too famous, too important to not speak out on behalf of the oppressed, kinda sorta took the side of the oppressors, of his own volition.

Giannis speaks English as a second language. And the posted video is about as smart and introspective as anything I've heard an athlete say.

LeBron's deep thoughts are the fans will go back to their miserable lives after he chokes in the Finals. Daryl Morey needs to be punished for saying free Hong Kong. The police are hunting black people. Yet we are regularly told that he's a smart person, and he presents himself as well-read and more than a basketball player.

He's not. LeBron is a phony. Giannis clearly is the things LeBron claims to be.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

You made this up. He never said this.

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You made this up. He never said this.

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No, he almost quite literally said this:


Would you classify people "that feel like they don't have a way out" as "oppressed"? I mean of course you wouldn't, but rational people would.

You "almost quite literally"(what?) are taking awfully creative gymnastics to not make a relevant point.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

What are the odds that he understands what you are saying? And it still won't stop him from arguing anyway. Got to "Own Them Libs" anyway that he can.

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LTG said it wasn't LeBron's responsibility to speak on Morey's comments regarding China, on top of saying there's no real reason to be upset with LeBron's own comments on the subject because it was a "business decision". So I think the fact that LeBron chose to speak on Morey's comments, and LeBron's stance on China is in direct contradiction of his own stated self-perception of being important, "too important", to the oppressed is totally relevant.

And here it is.

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LTG, did LeBron say he's important to oppressed people or anything that could be reasonably interpreted as meaning that?

No he didn't.

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You start with a preposterous statement(almost quite literally) you'd fillet anyone for to take a cynical shot at a guy who was bombarded with questions about an ethnic minority halfway around the world and pair it with his stands on people be identifies with throughout his lifetime and you think it's valid? No.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

There is literally no other way to interpret it.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

I'd dislike Mother Theresa if she was in a battle with Michael for GOAT

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Highly overpaid troll Skip Bayless was just remarking how HE is protecting Jordan's legacy by sniping at the redo of Space Jam. I'm sure Jordan is laughing at the notion of this latest cape. I listen to his show because I find Shannon Sharpe hilarious but have to ptfb when the trolling gets to be too much.

And I'm not even a big LeBron fan.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

So you're saying that when LeBron James says to reporter "I mean too much to society", that we're supposed to interpret that as him saying he only means "too much" to a certain, specific society, and not society in general? And when he says "I mean too much to so many kids that feel like they don't have a way out", we're supposed to know that he's only talking about a specific group of kids in a specific circumstance and in a specific geographical location; And we're not at ALL supposed to think that LeBron meant "society at-large" when he said "I mean too much to society" with no other qualifiers?

Look, it's obvious you desperately want it to be the case that LeBron was speaking specifically rather than generally, but let me ask you: If LeBron were speaking generally when he made his "I mean too much to society" comments, and then turned around and refused to side with oppressed people in Hong Kong, in fact calling someone else siding with them "not educated" on the subject, would that be a horrible thing for him to do? Would it make him a hypocrite worthy of scorn?

I have got to know how you came to be this brutally dishonest. What happened to you?

LeBron wouldn't allow Hong Kongers to climb over his back? Why not? Maybe Hong Kong should have demanded bathrooms or pronouns or something.

You purposely and willfully misquoted the guy and now you are talking about "blatant dishonesty". If he wanted to clarify his comments regarding Morey then he could have done that.
He has no obligation to speak out for the oppressed people of China.

And by the way I never thought that he had an obligation to speak out about the downtrodden of America either.

Lebron James isn't a Civil Rights Leader. No matter how much guys like you would like to portray him as such.
You are ignorant of what actual leadership entails and thus you are projecting it onto him. That's your problem. Not his.

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HE PORTRAYS HIMSELF AS THAT! I GAVE YOU THE QUOTE WHERE HE LITERALLY STATES THAT HE IS TOO IMPORTANT TO SOCIETY TO NOT SPEAK OUT ON SOCIAL ISSUES!

I really don't care about LeBron's stance on China and their oppressed. Just pointing out the cynical intent behind the loaded questions thrust at him. And my amusement over "almost quite literally" coming from you.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I have hated the Packers and Wisconsin for years and the Bucks just get lumped into that.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The fact that you believe that speaking out on social issues makes one a leader or an "activist" demonstrates how ignorant you happen to be.

And no one portrays themselves as a "Civil Rights Leader" either.
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Oh. My. Fucking. God.

Fake outrage again. Find a new beat. You don't know what actual leadership looks like. Again that is your problem.

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Good Lord, the lengths people will go to to give LeBron a pass. You've got LTG arguing that LeBron never actually said that he's an important person speaking out on civil rights, and you trying desperately to limit the scope of LeBron's "I mean too much" comments to "people he identifies with" then pretending you don't care about the whole thing when finally cornered.

Not outraged, I'm simply in awe of how disingenuous you can get when it comes to defending someone on your team from even the faintest criticism.

Only a guy hellbent on "Owning The Libs" would think that is about "teams". LeBron isn't a Civil Rights Leader.

You claim that he is. Ok which major issue has he demonstrated leadership on that is related to Civil Rights?

And what exactly has he done in order to bring about change?

And which group of people are following his every word?

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I can't even comprehend this comment...

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