Jesus, the Zapruder footage is clearer than this!

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’ve written about a dozen not-as-witty-as-I’d-like comments, only to delete them. Here’s what I really want to say.

Here’s the reason:

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

If this isn’t SF in 2019, I don’t know what is. 

....Ok I’m lost here. How does calling LeBron James an uncle tom justify throwing someone out of a bar?

Translation: I’m black and only care about my tribe.

The problem with lebron isn’t that he didn’t want to be stuck with a mess he didn’t make. It’s that he still insisted on painting himself as the smart hero (or victim, depending whichever whims he decides to cater to at any given moment). As you said, he could’ve just stayed out of it, but he had to get a word in…

And it’s definitely not just from the basketball side of things, either. He is a producer now, and is about to star in a rather large sequel that will have massive international appeal. We have seen for decades how Hollywood bends over backwards for the Chinese dollar. Now that LeBron is a part of that world in…

Yeah, I really don't expect your average (or goat) basketball player to be able to say anything intelligent about China. But it is pretty fucking obvious the NBA is ignoring human rights violations because they have dollar signs in their eyes. Pretty fucking simple. 

LeBron showed his true colors: Green. And not with envy. He knows that this could affect his bottom line in ways that his speaking on social issues at home would not.

you mean like lazy fact checking? 

Large groups of people don’t take to to the streets unless they have no other option. My rule is: If the protesters are peaceful, and the government or other overlord responds with force and violence, SIDE. WITH. THE. FUCKING. PROTESTERS.

His company Alibaba could be shut down in minutes if he came out in support of HK. He’s not stupid. Morally bankrupt, but not stupid.

If China had a big boy internet, maybe they could look up the Streisand Effect. Throwing a massive temper tantrum whenever anyone notable in the NBA mentions Hong Kong is the absolute surest way to get other NBA notables to bring up Hong Kong in the future when they otherwise wouldn’t bother to, especially if China is…

Complicated is short-hand for money on one side and morals on the other.