LBJ was probably out of his depths to discuss the complicated Chinese/Hong Kong situation.
But when it comes to American race relations, he has lived that his whole life. He is certainly entitled to his opinion on it and he has lived his life to support this cause, not just words to him. _________________ From 2-10 to the Western Conference Finals
As much as I love Bron, I agree with Zlatan. Too often celebrities mistake "popularity" for "platform", asserting statements that are either untrue or needlessly divisive.
Or turn their backs on calling out evil countries who are committing human atrocities because they make $$$ with said countries.
Lebron is not a politician, so he has no obligation to call out any country, but if he wants to speak up for his own race, and the social injustice happening in his own country, he should be respected.
Agreed - he can say whatever he wants IMO. People don't have to like it and can criticize him if they want just the same. But trying to tell the guy to not speak his mind is silly, he can say that the hell he wants to especially if he experienced it himself - that's different than speaking on situations going on in another country.
The problem with "If you're a celebrity you don't get to speak about how things are for others that have it rougher."
That ideology likes to pretend that people are just born celebrities and didn't have to struggle/work to get to where there are. Not just that, but that they didn't have to face the same problems as they were on the come up to get to where you are.
The country loves to build up the "come from nothing, and then make yourself something" underdog mentality. But once you make yourself "something" and if you do so on a "high level" then suddenly you're not allowed to speak up about things? See the game those kinds of people like to play? Yeah they want you to 'make it', but once you 'make it' you can't talk like you ever experienced any of the things that others that haven't 'made it' deal with.
What they also like to ignore is that even after you've 'made it' you STILL face things. Lest we forget Stephen A Smith talking about nearly getting shot by a Cop on a routine stop till the cops partner told him who he was.
Lest forget LeBron's Los Angeles home getting defaced with racist grafitti.
Lest we forget everything John Boyega faced for having the audacity to potentially be a black Jedi.
But the game the people that love to say "shut up and stay in your lane, you don't get to talk about hardships because you're a celebrity" would rather treat celebrities as if they never struggled or endured, still endure, or see hardships that they can relate to others with. Unless... they are using it to sell the 'come from the ghetto/nothing and now you're here' story.
So yeah, don't build them up as coming from multiple hardships to get to where they are on a celebrity scale, and then tell them that they can't talk about or relate to hardships now because they 'made it'. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxMBYm3wwxk
LBJ was probably out of his depths to discuss the complicated Chinese/Hong Kong situation.
But when it comes to American race relations, he has lived that his whole life. He is certainly entitled to his opinion on it and he has lived his life to support this cause, not just words to him.
it's also worth noting that Lakers players probably lost some good endorsement deals over that situation. i know Kuzma was very popular in China, and there were deals worth millions waiting for him during that China trip.
AC just got a shoe deal with Chinese company ANTA, nobody said a single word about that.
why doesn't Apple and Walmart speak up about China? oh yeah, because they have billions of revenues coming from there, so they get a free pass.
Lebron comments about racial injustices happening in the US, and people give him a hard time for not speaking up about China? give me a break.
I don't know if this has been stated yet or not, but silence and acceptance of the status quo is just as political as vocally calling attention to its inequalities. The moron just made a political statement by telling Lebron not to..... Yeah, just more hypocrisy. _________________ I believe that a triangle, if it could speak, would say that God is eminently triangular, and a circle that the divine nature is eminently circular; and thus would every one ascribe his own attributes to God. - Baruch Spinoza
LBJ was probably out of his depths to discuss the complicated Chinese/Hong Kong situation.
But when it comes to American race relations, he has lived that his whole life. He is certainly entitled to his opinion on it and he has lived his life to support this cause, not just words to him.
it's also worth noting that Lakers players probably lost some good endorsement deals over that situation. i know Kuzma was very popular in China, and there were deals worth millions waiting for him during that China trip.
AC just got a shoe deal with Chinese company ANTA, nobody said a single word about that.
why doesn't Apple and Walmart speak up about China? oh yeah, because they have billions of revenues coming from there, so they get a free pass.
Lebron comments about racial injustices happening in the US, and people give him a hard time for not speaking up about China? give me a break.
Yeah even Skip Bayless defended Lebron for his China comments. I wish he would've left it alone for his own sake, but he was clearly speaking on behalf of many NBA players. Everyone else in the league (coaches, GMs, players) ran from that same question.
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mad55557777 wrote:
yinoma2001 wrote:
LBJ was probably out of his depths to discuss the complicated Chinese/Hong Kong situation.
But when it comes to American race relations, he has lived that his whole life. He is certainly entitled to his opinion on it and he has lived his life to support this cause, not just words to him.
it's also worth noting that Lakers players probably lost some good endorsement deals over that situation. i know Kuzma was very popular in China, and there were deals worth millions waiting for him during that China trip.
AC just got a shoe deal with Chinese company ANTA, nobody said a single word about that.
why doesn't Apple and Walmart speak up about China? oh yeah, because they have billions of revenues coming from there, so they get a free pass.
Lebron comments about racial injustices happening in the US, and people give him a hard time for not speaking up about China? give me a break.
Even Caruso is getting shoe deals? Pays to be a Laker... _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
LBJ was probably out of his depths to discuss the complicated Chinese/Hong Kong situation.
But when it comes to American race relations, he has lived that his whole life. He is certainly entitled to his opinion on it and he has lived his life to support this cause, not just words to him.
it's also worth noting that Lakers players probably lost some good endorsement deals over that situation. i know Kuzma was very popular in China, and there were deals worth millions waiting for him during that China trip.
AC just got a shoe deal with Chinese company ANTA, nobody said a single word about that.
why doesn't Apple and Walmart speak up about China? oh yeah, because they have billions of revenues coming from there, so they get a free pass.
Lebron comments about racial injustices happening in the US, and people give him a hard time for not speaking up about China? give me a break.
Even Caruso is getting shoe deals? Pays to be a Laker...
As much as I love Bron, I agree with Zlatan. Too often celebrities mistake "popularity" for "platform", asserting statements that are either untrue or needlessly divisive.
Or turn their backs on calling out evil countries who are committing human atrocities because they make $$$ with said countries.
Lebron is not a politician, so he has no obligation to call out any country, but if he wants to speak up for his own race, and the social injustice happening in his own country, he should be respected.
Agreed - he can say whatever he wants IMO. People don't have to like it and can criticize him if they want just the same. But trying to tell the guy to not speak his mind is silly, he can say that the hell he wants to especially if he experienced it himself - that's different than speaking on situations going on in another country.
yinoma2001 wrote:
LBJ was probably out of his depths to discuss the complicated Chinese/Hong Kong situation.
But when it comes to American race relations, he has lived that his whole life. He is certainly entitled to his opinion on it and he has lived his life to support this cause, not just words to him.
LeBron has been in such a unique situation for a while now. He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated at age 17 and got a $50k Hummer with 3 TVs when he was still in high school. And after that he was drafted and became super rich and super famous. But I don’t know about his experiences when he was younger and with the people surrounding him in his life.
I’ve heard him criticized for doing incredibly well in his life. But on the other hand, he doesn’t have the same platform to speak out with if he isn’t famous.
Isn’t China running concentration camps? Everything I’ve seen/heard about that situation is horrifying.
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Really don’t understand sitting out tomorrow. He’s about to have long break. We need to get the win tomorrow.
Would be nice but we don’t have to, just get healthy plus let the role players simmers on their lost to suns (yes, it’s on them giving all those open threes) and redeem themselves
Btw, I’m really liking Bron just hand the ball to DS to run offense and Bron gets in game ‘rest’
If he needs a rest or time to heal some nagging injuries then he should do it. I have no issues with that.
But if that is what is needed for tonight’s game, then IMO he should take the entire time off. Including the ASG weekend. The travel, the practice, the game, the media time.
Rest up. Recharge the batteries. There is a long season still ahead. Make a remote “appearance “ from home in his PJs.
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