Posted on 07/11/2020 4:50:37 PM PDT by Libloather
LeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can’t be contained on the back of a basketball jersey.
The Los Angeles Lakers superstar won’t wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey when the NBA resumes competition later this month in the Orlando bubble.
“It was no disrespect to the list that was handed down to all the players,” James said Saturday in a confernece call from Florida. “I commend anyone that decides to put something on the back of their jersey. It’s just something that didn’t seriously resonate with my mission, with my goal.”
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“I would have loved to have a say-so on what would have went on the back of my jersey,” James said. “I had a couple of things in mind, but I wasn’t part of that process, which is OK. … Everything that I do has a purpose, has a meaning. I don’t need to have something on the back of my jersey for people to understand my mission or know what I’m about and what I’m here to do.”
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“This is the mission I’ve been on for a long time now,” James said. “It’s great that a lot of people’s ears are opening. A lot of people are understanding, a lot of people are recognizing. A lot of people still don’t get it, and a lot of people are still afraid to talk about the racism that goes on in America, especially for our people. … But we have some ears, and we will continue to push the envelope and let everyone know that we are human as well. We don’t want to be just be used for our God-given abilities.”
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and it’s just plain stupid
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Maybe the Chinese characters don’t fit vertically on his jersey.
Just go dribble until you dribble your spittle.
too bad he dont sport “FREE HONG KONG”
Like Michael Jordan one said when asked why he didn’t get into politics, “Republicans buy my shoes, too.”
“Hmmm... None of these messages suit me. They don’t resonate with my spirit. They don’t strike the right chord in my soul. They don’t have that ‘je ne sais quoi’ that I’m looking for. Nah.”
I guess that’s systemic racism?
I thought his was gonna say, “Momma, give me another Hummer!”
Let me guess, “Free Hong Kong”, “Release the imprisoned Uighurs” and “Xi is Pooh Bear” are not on the list.
LeBron is good at making money and baskets.
He sucks at making mission statements. I couldn’t understand what the mission statement was,exactly.
I am never going to watch professional sports (except hockey-they haven’t annoyed me, yet) again.
Not this conservative Republican!
I will never watch professional football or basketball again.
*****
THIS.
The nba lost whatever credibility it had when they fell silent on this one.
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