link: https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/979360778263375875

"And we now know that black boys need black men in their lives. Doesn't even need to their father. Thank you to every strong, admirable black man who I had as a kid. Please listen and share with your friends and family. We must continue to educate ourselves on the real issues."

(of course the first reply is some deflecting ass bullshit)

this is why Shrilly McLame fka Laura Ingraham tells him to "shut up and dribble"

Yes, I'm mad. Let's move on.

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Reading that thread was trash. Utter trash. People are so blind to their own agendas.

I have to apologize to my younger self for hating on this man all these years. He's a quality person and the greatest basketball player of all time.

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

I'm not talking about social commentary. I'm just saying he hasn't always been savvy with a mic in front of him.

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

What - you thought Bron was supposed to stay 19 forever? This isn't the product of some PR firm massaging - this is just Bron speaking his mind as a grown man who is intelligent and apprised of social conditions and current events. It's simple.

Attempts to try to render these kinds of statements as inauthentic because it's "PR spin" is non-sense - and speaks more about the critic than Bron himself.

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i specifically said i'm not talking about social commentary. jeez...lol

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

Part of growing into a man is getting comfortable behind a mic and finding your own voice. That takes time. It's not PR grooming. It's growing into who he already is.

This really ain't the topic to go full rob parker on.


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That the things he says and does outside of the court are him just growing into a man?

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

LeBron always knew what type of person he was. No type of PR refinement is gonna change your core. None of what is said in that tweet has anything to do with PR. I think those are his raw thoughts.

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

He is free to grow into and express who he is while having received PR refinement during that time

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-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

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1 million articles on the internet about it. Like how can you be on Lebron nuts so much and not know this basic info?

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

Of course he gets "PR refinement" (as does every superstar in his position) - he's engaged in several businesses and is active & aware of how social/marketing media works and is absorbed by the public.

That does not mean that his statements here are just a product of PR spin (which you implied with your initial response). That's who LeBron James is - a socially conscious athlete who embraces dialogue on social issues, never shying away from using his platform. It's not groomed or inauthentic in any way - as if he's just doing this for good PR. That it happens to be "good PR" is indicative of how influential he is - as he has helped to change the narrative of mainstream society as it pertains to a number of social issues.



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And yet you still talking bout some growing into a man and social commentary.

You sound like a blabbering idiot.

Should a just said, oh I misunderstood yeah he definitely has had pr refinement.

-The Knicks’ coaching search still includes a lone frontrunner, Kurt Rambis, whose qualifications for the position include a strong relationship with Jackson and a willingness to take the job.

He's just an incredible person.

That's really all there is to it.

You just came across mad.

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Is it really PR to speak positively about Black men and how they need to be in their sons life?

Wtf does PR have to do with that statement?

That’s just common sense.

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Awesomeness can be overwhelming, even to stupid, awful
people (not to all stupid, awful people, obviously. But
it can work on quite a few of them).

gotdamn, can't even encourage black men to help Black kids without their feelings getting hurt

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

black on black crime?"

May as well deflect on them the same way they do. They like to draw lines when it's convenient for them.

Better yet, response should have been: "Feel free to help the next young black man growing up that you see. But I bet that's not on your agenda."

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I would never in a million years be like, "oh it can be any man". It's vitally important that these you black men see grown men who look like them and come from the same background be successful and get advice from them. I was just trying to do my part.

It befuddles me with this whole opioid epidemic and rural white poverty caused by lack of opportunity, that they can't see that this is what most black people have been going through, not for 20-30 years, but for hundreds. White Americans play the victim like no other though.

but as soon as they hear this quote they want to act like they care.

I feel like those who never have any contact always want to play the victim like they were going to sign up to be a big brother.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

exchanges like these are why i'm always deactivating. it just hurts my brain to see this play out on like every tweet.

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when nobody else is? Besides, it would put a significant dent in profitability and earning potential! Like it or not it's a business!"

Keep that 'sistency.

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These shits write themselves fam

"Keep that 'sistency."

Remember when folks was clowning Jordan for not speaking up

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you can't understand it with an explanation

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both situations, imo, that are more cut and dry than the China one

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America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.

Oh, or not at all.

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they played games...no one said shit.

where's the heat?

do we not care about kashmir?

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You seem to missing the simple point that China was the provoker here, not us. Even Saudi Arabia wouldn't dare try to dictate what we can or can't say about their genocidal war in Yemen - regardless of the multi-billion dollar business interests between the two countries.

Let me know when Kashmir tries to manage how we discuss its policies and then we can have an apples to apples conversation.

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as long as no one goes on TV and tells you to care about it.

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this incident is really making it apparent how much a lot of 'activism' is tied to personal brand identity and commercialization.

some folks are all in when nike can center an ad on it and sell some apparel.

but when you might fuck up that paycheck or that stock market cap...things get a lil spooky lol.

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then that's fine imo.

pretending like he's supposed to speak out against a whole country and government when he's not in the first 500 on the list of people who should be speaking about it is bizarre

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just admit it. the energy aint the same.

any time you got me, vex, and bentagain agreeing on some shit...lol

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yup, never mistake any of this corporate stuff for real "stands" or "progress." if they can make more money off standing (or kneeling) with kaep, they will, if not, they won't. same shit here. not only it is lebron's own brand, it's all the players and the whole league. i wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a meeting between lebron's camp and the league to coordinate something subtle but clear, a message to china that we aren't going to have any further fuss on this.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

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SHOULDN'T be fired

"If you look at the history of the world, the biggest problems come when people don't speak."

-Steve Kerr, 2017


https://streamable.com/1xr7f

c'mon man, these are not hard questions

Yes, fox news bad

Why is it so hard to speak up about an infinity worse government?

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to talk about anything anyone asks about just because they want to hear about it?

because I can give you a long list of international incidents he didn't say a word about before and you were ok with that.

but now it's a problem?

seems like you're the one with inconsistent priorities.

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other than Turkey/Kanter...I'm truly interested in reading your list.

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cool list bro

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America has imported more warlord theocracy from Afghanistan than it has exported democracy.

https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1183917743680020480

dude said *morey* isnt educated enough on the subject lol.

this is a lot of folks fault for gassing bron up as some credible political expert/icon. dude is acting like people who likely know more about this particular subject than him are uninformed and misguided.

nba and its players are really looking like that mayweather money in the light.

and replaced with a white woman (tilda swinton).

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/27/world/asia/china-doctor-strange-tibet.html

adds this to other instances of china making hollywood appease their authoritarian, and companies like apple, google, facebook, etc bowing to their censorship...china been pulling a lot of skirts up with impunity.

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or at least more counter-productive.

instead of just staying silent...he is saying someone that is actually speaking out is on the wrong side.

now people can throw a well-respected figure like bron in the face of people who had moreys back.

just read his full comments, they're...really bad. Going way beyond the mundane millionaire sellout rhetoric to something a lot more disturbing. And to think the initial tweet, in its basicness, gives so much leeway to not agree with it while still defending freedom of speech, and yet the NBA machine is still out here treating it like Morey posted a Liu Xiaobo deep cut or something

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he said dude hadn't considered what would happen.


which is apparently true!

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and when have we asked for his thoughts on international issues?

you gotta show me this.



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this the first time he ever disappointed us on some real life shit. not basketball.

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https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1183934569411530752

this isnt even in reaction to the backlash against his comments. this is him blaming moreys tweet for inconveniencing *him* and his team.

dude really said morey could have waited a week lol.

lemme fire off a tweet and tag you in it while you're there

edit -- especially considering that morey himself didn't even stand behind the tweet. it'd be one thing if he were taking the ride on his own, but he did it, pulled it back, and wasn't the one stuck in china riding it out not knowing what would happen.

that's reckless shit from a team exec

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imagine a man complimenting someones wife. that wifes husband getting mad and beating his wife later. then someone criticizing the man who complimented the wife more than the wife beater.

thats you.

Darryl Morey is a GENERAL MANAGER.

he is the number one executive in charge of one of the league's teams.

if he wants to be a freedom fighter with his tweets, then go for it.

but don't fire off the tweet, then IMMEDIATELY REGRET IT BECAUSE YOU WERE SCROLLING REDDIT OR WHATEVER

and screw up everybody else's life for two weeks.

be mad at china for overreacting?

so... to recap.

Darryl Morey: unwilling to speak out on china overreacting.
Tilman Fertitta: unwilling to speak out on china overreacting.
Adam Silver: unwilling to speak out on china overreacting.
President #45: a literal pile of rotted cabbage in a suit.

so what you want then is for lebron to stand in support of a tweet that was tweeted by an executive -- not a fellow player, one of the bosses -- that said executive no longer stands behind, in opposition of an entire country.



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that we are holding lebron to a standard that we arent applying to everyone else?

that we are letting everyone else off the hook and singling out bron?

im pretty sure most of us are critical of silvers tightrope act, fertitas/rockets reaction, and just the overall capitulation to an authoritarian government in the name of money.

clarify for me.

who exactly are we asking for LeBron to support?

the protestors in general? why now?


because it's not Morey, because he already ran from the tweet, there's nothing to back up.

it's not the NBA, because y'all are mad at them too.

it's not any of our politicians because they won't....so, who then?

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lots of politicians and dickheads came out against the NBA

how many of them, and who with actual power and a name said anything about China and their overreaction?

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