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Apr 22 2021
News
NBA, Sponsors Remain Mum Amid LeBron James Controversy Over ‘You’re Next’ Tweet
Star NBA player LeBron James has ignited another controversy and, again, the National Basketball Association and his mega-sponsors are staying silent amid the hubbub.
The four-time NBA champion has been blasted for a Twitter post to his 50 million followers in which he included an image of one of the Columbus, Ohio, police officers involved in the shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia
The Daily Wire
Jul 27 2020
News
LeBron James' voting rights group is paying fines for convicted felons so they can vote in Florida
The voting rights organization founded by NBA star LeBron James is contributing $100,000 toward paying fines for convicted felons in Florida so they can vote, Politico reported.
James and other athletes and entertainers founded More Than a Vote after the death of George Floyd as a group focused on increasing voter turnout among minority communities. In Florida, convicted felons were
The Blaze
Jun 11 2020
News
LeBron James, Trae Young, And More NBA Players Create Voting Rights Group
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined other star Black athletes and entertainers to start a voting group aimed to protect African-American voting rights.
“Because of everything that’s going on, people are finally starting to listen to us — we feel like we’re finally getting a foot in the door,” James told The New York Times.
"More Than a Vote" will help influence
BET
Jun 04 2020
News
Brees sorry after LeBron James leads backlash to QB's criticism of anthem protests
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has apologized for his lack of “compassion or empathy” after he said he disagrees with athletes protesting against racism during the national anthem.
Brees registered his opposition to the non-violent protest movement launched by Colin Kaepernick during the 2016 NFL season in an interview with Yahoo Finance published on Wednesday.
“I will
The Guardian
Feb 20 2020
News
Powerful millionaire LeBron James bucks 2020 trend, doesn’t think he should be president
NBA all-world megastar LeBron James told reporters Thursday that he has no plans to run for president of the United States.
The three-time NBA champion was responding to a plea from teammate DeMarcus Cousins after seeing James’ leadership up close this season.
“I told him the other day,” Cousins said on a recent podcast. “He’s probably gonna get pissed at me saying this. Bro,
Roll Call
Oct 18 2019
News
LeBron James' China comments put the NBA's social justice hypocrisy on full display
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2018, LeBron James tweeted "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter," a mashup of a paraphrase and a quote from the civil rights leader.
The Blaze
Oct 27 2021
News
Courage: NBA Player Intensifies Criticism of China, Calls Out Nike and LeBron
One may not agree with Boston Celtics Center Enes Kanter on every aspect of his activism, but it's hard not to respect the hell out of the moral stand he's taking against the Chinese Communist Party and its abettors. Many virtue signalers and preeners like to cast themselves as brave, and to be lauded for their "courage." Kantor actually deserves such approbation, in this case. He knows that
Townhall
Oct 15 2019
Opinion
KHAN: When It Comes To China, LeBron Has Decided To ‘Shut Up And Dribble’
It was more than a year ago that NBA superstar LeBron James bristled at the notion that he ought to just “shut up and dribble” rather than express his sociopolitical views.
James immediately fired back at the comment by Fox News host Laura Ingraham after the 2018 NBA All-Star Game:
The Daily Wire
Aug 09 2022
Opinion
The Banned ‘OK Groomer’ Guy James Lindsay Is Not a Free-Speech Martyr
Even if you’ve never heard of James Lindsay, you probably know a few of his hits.
He was part of that “grievance studies hoax” a few years back, where he and a couple of other anti-woke activists published a handful of ridiculous papers (the most headline-grabbing was arguably one about “rape culture” at Portland dog parks) in academic journals. It became known as the “Sokal Squared
Daily Beast