LeBron James reportedly pressured the NBA to punish the Rockets

[bobopenguin]

NBA star LeBron James reportedly pressured the NBA to punish the Rockets’ General Manager Daryl Morey after he tweeted support for Hong Kong.

James argued that if something an NBA player tweeted had cost the league money they would have been punished, and questioned why the same wasn’t happening to Morey, according to Dave McMenamin on ESPN.

“There would be repercussions the player has to pay. You know, potentially this tweet could cost the NBA hundreds of millions of dollars. That could come out of the players’ pockets, and so that’s the double standard that was being addressed in that meeting,” he continued.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/lebron-james-nba-adam-silver-daryl-morey/

another one. money > basic rights.

all Morey tweeted was "fight for freedom, stand with hongkong." while he's in american.
Basically, Chinese government is trying to tell a american dude what he can say or not say while he's in america.
Then his fellow american brother want to get him punished, while the company he works for (NBA) openly said they will stand for freedom of speech.

WTF? RMBron???

[LAmbruh]

OP is from South Africa



Let that Totalitarian regime situation sink in :oldlol:

[bobopenguin]

OP is from South Africa



Let that Totalitarian regime situation sink in :oldlol:

SA black only cares for SA local black's rights. If Lebron comes out today and tells everyone "i only support my african american black brother's right" then i guess no one would blame him so much.

[sammichoffate]

https://i.postimg.cc/Tw9k1CQH/k06cfkxr8ts31.png

[LAmbruh]

SA black only cares for SA local black's rights. If Lebron comes out today and tells everyone "i only support my african american black brother's right" then i guess no one would blame him so much.

He supports American citizens rights


No need to go meddling in other countries affairs. EG: you living in a totalitarian state obsessed with American views on other countries. Very unusual but quite common and pathetic tbh

[FultzNationRISE]

NBA star LeBron James reportedly pressured the NBA to punish the Rockets’ General Manager Daryl Morey after he tweeted support for Hong Kong.

James argued that if something an NBA player tweeted had cost the league money they would have been punished, and questioned why the same wasn’t happening to Morey, according to Dave McMenamin on ESPN.

“There would be repercussions the player has to pay. You know, potentially this tweet could cost the NBA hundreds of millions of dollars. That could come out of the players’ pockets, and so that’s the double standard that was being addressed in that meeting,” he continued.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/lebron-james-nba-adam-silver-daryl-morey/

another one. money > basic rights.

all Morey tweeted was "fight for freedom, stand with hongkong." while he's in american.
Basically, Chinese government is trying to tell a american dude what he can say or not say while he's in america.
Then his fellow american brother want to get him punished, while the company he works for (NBA) openly said they will stand for freedom of speech.

WTF? RMBron???


This is a little confusing. Considering:


Silver pushed back, reminding the players that the league never doled out discipline when they publicly criticized President Donald Trump. Morey was exercising the same liberty when he challenged China.


Seems like Silver applied literally the exact same standard. The reason he didnt punish Morey is the same reason he didn't punish players/coaches for publicly lashing out about Trump: The individuals speaking out have already pissed off some of the public. If the league steps in and muzzles them, it's just going to piss off even more people. So the league's best bet is to just step aside and say "these guys have free speech, we're staying out of it." It's a pretty common sense approach.

Still, I give #LeProfundity the benefit of the doubt. He does have a certain type of knowledge based on his brain, that people can't relate to. I don't presume to be on that level myself. I'm gonna give him and his big dick a pass on this one.

[Bawkish]

He supports American citizens rights


No need to go meddling in other countries affairs. EG: you living in a totalitarian state obsessed with American views on other countries. Very unusual but quite common and pathetic tbh

now he supports child labor & abuse

[LAmbruh]

now he supports child labor & abuse
well he's been mentally abusing weebo's like you for 17 years so I suppose

[SpaceJam]

Has Morey ever tweeted about the police brutality that's happening in his own country?

Priorities seem elsewhere, good shit Bron

[FultzNationRISE]

Has Morey ever tweeted about the police brutality that's happening in his own country?

Priorities seem elsewhere, good shit Bron


It's hard to say, since he seems to have a habit of deleting his "STAND AND FIGHT" tweets moments after sending them :lol

[SpaceJam]

It's hard to say, since he seems to have a habit of deleting his "STAND AND FIGHT" tweets moments after sending them :lol

You'd think he'd have more to say about these issues when majority of his team is made up of the same race that is impacted most by police brutality, but nah Hong Kong though!

Bron with the facts

[CelticBaller]

He supports American citizens rights


No need to go meddling in other countries affairs. EG: you living in a totalitarian state obsessed with American views on other countries. Very unusual but quite common and pathetic tbh
Tell em

[guy]

I'm pretty sure everyone within the NBA is pissed at Morey, including Silver and the owners, not just the players.

The only reason Morey is not getting punished is because of the backlash that the NBA would get for it from the US people because they will say he's getting punished for exercising freedom of speech. If the NBA could just make things go back to normal just by canning Morey without any other repercussions, they would gladly do that.

Which is why the fact that Morey isn't a player has nothing to do with this. Here in the US, they would look at a player getting punished for exercising freedom of speech the same way.

[PP34Deuce]

All I get from this is an NBA player trying to level the playing field...

I'm curious to see how lebron responds to this stuff as an owner..its gotta be different seeing things as the professional athlete and then as a owner/GM

[Jasper]

Morey later said , If I don't win the chip this year , and you better fix that Silver , I will take it out on the players pocket books.

:rolleyes:

[bullettooth]

What an Uncle Chong.

[LAmbruh]

What an Uncle Chong.
hey did you hear that Ty Lue got a promotion?

[DoctorP]

China:

https://media0.giphy.com/media/OCos8xGJivahO/giphy.gif

[scuzzy]

hey did you hear that Ty Lue got a promotion?
snagglebot made a funny :oldlol: :roll:

[Levity]

*Kim Jon Un hurrying to find Lebron*

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"I heard this lebron guy is sticking up for foreign countries!" - Kim Jong Un

[DoctorP]

*Kim Jon Un hurrying to find Lebron*

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/7BCE/production/_109249613_hi057326639.jpg


"I heard this lebron guy is sticking up for other foreign countries!" - Kim Jong Un


I need a Brokeback LeChong Shames action figure in my life.

[DoctorP]

meanwhile in CHina:

https://media.giphy.com/media/KwWhqBySq0KPe/giphy-downsized-large.gif

[No Sir]

Find it hilarious how butthurt some ppl are getting over LeBrons statement. He called out someone who jeopardized players safety, money and future oppurtunity to entertain the people living in China. The NBA wants to help China but all the idiots will just follow whatever narrative fits the mood or agenda instead of realizing those players had to be in China even though things are as bad as they are. And then this dumbass goes and tweets what he tweets knowing that the govt can do anything while you're in their country. The people who are trying to flip this whole thing on Lebron are ****ing clowns.

[DoctorP]

Find it hilarious how butthurt some ppl are getting over LeBrons statement. He called out someone who jeopardized players safety, money and future oppurtunity to entertain the people living in China. The NBA wants to help China but all the idiots will just follow whatever narrative fits the mood or agenda instead of realizing those players had to be in China even though things are as bad as they are. And then this dumbass goes and tweets what he tweets knowing that the govt can do anything while you're in their country. The people who are trying to flip this whole thing on Lebron are ****ing clowns.

LeBron made all the Wong enemies.