That's just not true. That was the nonsense you came at me with last week. I've never criticized LeBron for his political stances. I've never criticized Kerr or Pop for theirs either. And I don't think any of them have ever been widely disliked in this forum either. But suddenly they're feigning some kind of moral confusion about what's happening in Hong Kong. Yet somehow I suspect all three of them have complete understanding and strong opinions regarding the highly complicated situation in Syria.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

There is no way that Lebron can be transparent with regards to his SJW ness while the people in this thread (MANY not all) that are currently "outraged" are not. I'm guessing without so much as a use of the search function that the same people bashing him are the same people that bash any and everything SJW related.

If you check the two most popular SJW outrage theads (SJW lunacy and DiCaro) you will find that each is littered with posts from this same group of posters.
This is the group that never met a humanitarian cause that they'd ever champion yet somehow, someway it is Lebron James that is supposed to lead charge. Bullshit.

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Its difficult to say that this isn't true when a number of people in this thread have already used it as the primary reason for why they believe he is a phony.

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Who here is asking him to lead any charge?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

The people that casually ignore the fact that it was the employee of the owners and not Lebron James that initially apologized for Morey's tweet.

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Well, I don't believe "social justice" ends at the bottom of your driveway and since he is so outspoken in every other instance, it would have been entirely appropriate for him to at least lend token support to Morey. But now, he's gone and done the exact opposite of that. It seems a weird thing to defend.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

You just called it nonsense for anyone to think that and i immediately debunked by alluding to a number of (including you) who think that

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Well, Dr. Bullshit, I'm not part of any of that and I'm criticizing LeBron.

Got any other over-generalized nonsense to state?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I do think he's a phony when it comes to this. I think Kerr and Pop are phonies too. But that's a far cry from criticizing them for their activism. How committed to human rights are you when you can't even support a guy supporting the citizens of Hong Kong when a dictator is threatening to crush their bones?

Also, if LeBron's issue with Morey's tweet was the fact that players were in China at the time, I can understand that, but he certainly could have put it better.

Anyway, these guys are all entitled to their opinions- political and otherwise- but I believe the talk that Steve Kerr should run for president has pretty much ended forever.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Spare me your phony outrage.

You're standing atop your soapbox beating your chest about something that someone else could have done. LeBron speaking out against injustices in AMERICA doesn't mean that he is obligated to speak out against injustices all around the world.

Your fandom doesn't matter here. The fact remains that you are demanding that LeBron do something that you are also unwilling to do. Practice what you preach. Stand up against injustices SOMEWHERE.

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This is what you get when you expect athletes to be experts or spokespersons for anything other than their expertise. Additionally, the fact that this deleted tweet by a management type got this big is silly. Lastly, LTG they are governors now not owners.

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Elections have consequences.

Semantics.

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It's absolutely true. You even referenced "left wing talking points". Then followed up by referencing the Jordan position on politics. If LeBron remains silent when it comes to issues that impact black communities and didn't criticize a sitting president like Jordan and many other megastars before him, you and others wouldn't demand that he stand up for the people in China. It's primarily politics. It's why none of you all have demanded Jordan, Kawhi or Paxson to offer their thoughts on China.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

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People who advocate for a cure for cancer aren't usually beat up because they don't mention heart disease. LeBron is focused on an issue in America that impacts his community.

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GO BEARS!!!

I still really want to know what Jim Boylen thinks about Hong Kong

They did espouse Left wing talking points. Until now.

And I'm not demanding anything of LeBron. I'm pointing out that it was surprising that he had no opinion and now even more surprising that he has the opinion he does.

If you think I'm bothered by LeBron's activism or the political opinions of Kerr or Pop you're barking up the wrong tree.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Said this earlier, but I propose this as the new theme song for the NBA this season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oALKAh_ ... tu.be&t=65

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The bottom line is that the NBA is beholden to China and the shoe companies and these NBA players and coaches don't believe in speaking out against social injustice when it affects their bottom line. It's the essence of selling out to a Communist government. They are not social justice warrior heroes they are so-called "social justice warrior" cowards.

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I wasn't aware that speaking out against bigotry or issues that impact the community you are from was a left wing talking point or made you woke. You lost me with that position last week and you are losing me with it today.

I don't believe for a minute that you are surprised by LeBron not speaking out against injustices in China. He's never offered an opinion about issues in any other country so there was no reason to expect him to do it this time.

I believe that you have an issue with those 3 because they have been loud critics of the president. If not for that I don't think that you would give a shit.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I didn't demand anything, asswipe. I said I think he's a dick for what he said - that's it. If you have an issue with that, that's your problem, not mine.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Damn. I've always been a big LeBron fan (in terms of his social conscience), too. Disappointing. He's got a lot of power.

Hey buddy... who ya crappin'

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

I have never considered Lebron to be a spokesperson for the oppressed in the first place. Its why i'm not particularly disappointed in his lack of response this time.

He will and has always done what's in his best interest and i didn't expect anything to be different in this instance.

I'm taken aback by all of the Nouveau humanitarians currently blasting him on here all of a sudden. Who knew?

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He's a dick because he didn't do something that you thought he should do. You aren't going to be a fan of his going forward because of this. It just happens to be the same thing you aren't doing either. There is a word for that. I don't have an issue with it if you don't.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I'm sure that i can find more examples of you searching for the latest joke than i can you demonstrating outrage where the oppressed are concerned.

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This was a pretty big opportunity to do something right, to actually model what taking a stand and risking something means. He's been a good man in the past. He completely whiffed here. He also shifted the blame, which is either devious or estupido. And he had a week, and probably several handlers, to craft his response. Come on, LeBron.

For the people who still listen to the Score, have they been discussing the NBA and China much?

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I hear they’ve whittled down the teaching of Chinese history at that LeBron James Institute of Higher Learning school he built to one page

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Oh no, what happened to yours?

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