+X number of times until you comply.

LeBron James: [no look] “Pass.”

I haven’t been a Lebron fan since the bullshit decision nonsense when he went to Miami. Then, as a Laker fan, when he signed with LA, I was ambivalent at best about him signing. Now, after his HK taek, it turns out he’s still the vapid, self centered jackass who did that decision bullshit. What a surprise. 

I hear it’s part of the Uighur re-education curriculum in Xinjiang.

That pass was blinder than a Hong Kong protestor shot in the eyes by the Chinese government.

Its not hard. HK is fighting against an authoritarian regime notorious for mass atrocities and human rights abuses.

As I said, the NBA coaches/players haven’t changed. Kerr is a good person. Yes, you are right, it is the most sensible business decision to kowtow to China. I didn’t say otherwise. But they are destroying the narrative that the NBA is committed to freedom of expression. They move games out of North Carolina but still h…

He had a 119 ERA+ this season, 15th in the NL. He didn't have an average season, he was a solid #2 starter who was the Nats' #4 starter 

If anything should invalidate him as a “progressive” it’s his idolizing of Ronald fucking Reagan.

Before this the narrative was that the NBA was a league full of personalities who would speak their mind and didn’t care what people thought. Kerr and Pop could speak out on gun control and racism, people could call Trump a “bum” and wear a “Beto” hat, etc. Heck, they moved All-Star weekend out of North Carolina…

It kinda does invalidate him for me. If you’re going to posit yourself as a progressive, thoughtful champion of justice, why would you draw the line here?  It's so blatantly obvious, $$$.  And that's what's galling, regardless if your age or cynicism.

The thing is, there are lots of folks saying the NBA and guys like Kerr can’t have it both ways. But they can, and will. At some point China will have decided that the NBA has bent a knee long enough and turn the cash machine back on with the understanding that it could be worse next time. And folks on the left will…

I actually agree with you on all of this. The only problem I really have is that the sole reason we’re even having opinions on Kerr’s opinion is because he fell for our big wet president’s trap of replying to his “scared little boy” comment before getting his views straight on China (or even voicing an opinion in the…

Right we should allow China to dictate which freedoms we enjoy. China literally said Morey didn’t have the right to free speech, which was a fairly anodyne statement of support of HK. Don’t dramatically hyperbolize the situation and then be sarcastic about what you created.

Nah. We can be pissed off at the NBA for silencing someone’s take. That’s not like the various administrations sticking Uncle Sam’s genitals into the world’s various holes, but something we can do if we like. Nobody’s saying that we want to enforce our worldview on China. But I’ll be damned if I can’t say I don’t like…

“I am the wokest one there is! GIMME MY FUCKING PRIZE! MASH THAT FUCKING LIKE BUTTON OR THE BAD GUYS WIN!”

Acuna Matata! Hustle to first base

Hakuna Frittata! Ain’t no passing craze

No surprise that Tillman Frittata only cares about collecting more eggs.