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All-TigerNet [11143]
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In a non-Trumpy post, have we talked about the LeBron
Oct 16, 2019, 12:03 PM
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thing in something other than APM's cartoon? Or am I in Deutschland?
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You mean the part where he shuts up and dribbles? LOL***
Oct 16, 2019, 12:04 PM
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All-TigerNet [11143]
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Nah, that part is just from an angry old white lady. I'm
Oct 16, 2019, 12:17 PM
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talking about LeBron valuing money over freedom and human lives.
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Values money over freedom and human lives by
Oct 16, 2019, 12:33 PM
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shutting up and dribbling??
And what angry old white lady?
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The shut up and dribble thing came from
Oct 16, 2019, 12:44 PM
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Laura Ingraham and she is the definition of an angry ol' white lady.
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Seems like Lebron is the one saying it now***
Oct 16, 2019, 4:18 PM
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China basically told the NBA that they weren't allowed to
Oct 16, 2019, 12:38 PM
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comment at risk of losing their billion dollar contract.
The NBA not only complied, but admonished someone who didn't toe the company line.
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That's the NBA, not Lebron.***
Oct 16, 2019, 12:51 PM
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It's both - in LeBron's case, it's the Nike money...
Oct 16, 2019, 1:03 PM
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The Nike money was something I thought specifically
Oct 16, 2019, 1:08 PM
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wouldn't be affected by this. Nike is an American company. In America, his comment would actually hurt his Nike brand, would it not?
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Except that their shoes are made
Oct 16, 2019, 1:29 PM
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by the Chinese making 20 cents an hour.
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Don't see how that connects to Lebron's bottom line.
Oct 16, 2019, 1:34 PM
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However, I think old slac's answer below makes more sense in terms of impact to Lebron.
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The NBA has more fans in China than they do in the US. This
Oct 16, 2019, 12:43 PM
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all started back in the Yao Ming years and nearly the whole country are Houston Rocket fans because of this. Well, Yao has retired now and LeBron is the face of the league over there. So his brand and the league's brand are intertwined. While he is not likely to sign any more huge playing contracts at his age, brand and team development opportunities exist in China bigtime. He stands to make more $ in the future as a team owner developing his brand over there instead of here.
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OK***
Oct 16, 2019, 12:55 PM
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Re: The NBA has more fans in China than they do in the US. This
Oct 16, 2019, 4:24 PM
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Its not what he wis worried about in 2019. Either way, they should all just be quiet. They won't change a thing in China nor Hong Kong.
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He found a boundary to his wokeness.***
Oct 16, 2019, 12:40 PM
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No.. He's the one that made a big deal that
Oct 16, 2019, 1:32 PM
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he wouldn't shut up and dribble...
It's all stupid anyway, but it's nice to call out hypocrisy when it's pretty blatant. It's not just him.. Steve Kerr is just as much of a hypocrite in it all.
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It's stupid if it's just about Lebron's hypocrisy...
Oct 16, 2019, 4:22 PM
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But it's about more than that- the Chinese are importing their values to Western countries, rather than market liberalization exposing the Chinese to liberal values. And they're doing this because our increasingly woke corporations are more afraid of losing their business in China than of supporting authoritarianism.
Here's a question- the NBA makes about $500 million in revenue from China. What if the FOP charged each police officer ~$600 to replace that revenue. Would Lebron, et al. then be upset whenever anybody ever criticized the police?
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