I don't claim moral superiority for calling out rights violations, though. NBA players and the more sanctimonious head coaches do.

They could take a stand against China tomorrow and it wouldn't make one bit of difference.

They speak out against issues that directly relate to them or others that they know.

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Yes.

No one says "I don't live there" when they are cashing checks from China.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I know you don't. At least they are willing to speak out against what they perceive to be injustice. You never have.

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Right. So they ignore abuses of people who don't look like them because it would cost them money.

NBA Privilege at its finest.

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Yeah but all of the hypocrites here that currently bash them are the same ones that routinely look the other way whenever human rights abuses are reported. You included.

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Probably so but I have never looked to the NBA for guidance on moral issues anyway.

We as a country decided to conduct business with China long before the NBA became involved.

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The difference would be their wallet. China made that perfectly clear. That's fine. The NBA has made a narrative of "they aren't on our block" which seems to be successful as you certainly jumped on board.

I am enjoying the "business is business" aspect of wokeness.

What if the edict was issued from the owners? Then what?

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Yeah, and if I'm not doing it to get paid I deserve the same criticism.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

They may have been instructed to pipe down about China. You see that Morey quickly did.

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If they were instructed to pipe down about Black Lives Matter do you think they would?

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Then it's the easiest edict ever. $$$$$$

They might.

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If the owners and shoe companies wanted to they could divest from China tomorrow. They could take it out of the players hands altogether.

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So what? That makes it worse.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

No it doesn't. NBA is a business. It isn't a Civil Rights organization.

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Wait so are we saying NBA players should shut up and dribble?

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That's what's so enjoyable. Last week, I watched union busting Amazon declare black lives matter.

No. They should be allowed to speak if they choose to speak. They aren't obligated to do it.

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yep, it's relevant because NBA players make money from Chinese broadcast deals, Chinese merch deals, and then use Chinese political prisoners to produce the wears they sell.

NBA is complicit in Uigher concentration camps

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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 agree.

They do expose their hypocrisy bare though.

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Maybe maybe not. People are asking them to do things they themselves would never do. That in of itself is rather hypocritical if you ask me.

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Except when those injustices are committed by people pouring money into their pockets. Then they feign ignorance or claim it's not their job to right the wrongs of the world.

There is no bigger hypocrite on this than this idiot and yet the vast majority (if not all of them) of the people here repeatedly give him a pass on it.

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Tough shit. The corporate world is what it is. King James, Inc included.

Kaepernick did exactly what you are proposing that the NBA do now and you still bashed him for it. WYC?

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Pretty sure I always defended Karpernick's right to protest.

If that were actually true then you'd be here in defense of their right to not protest.

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They don't have a right to not be labeled as frauds when they only stay woke when it is personally advantageous to them.