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Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2019, 11:49 AM

Oct 2019

The money I make from China trumps the social justice I claim to advocate for.

I admire the work he has done to try to give kids from disadvantaged backgrounds a better education but this is just tone deaf at I high level.

I will never forgive the NBA for making me agree with Ted Cruz.

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Lakers' LeBron James on NBA's China controversy [View all] Mosby Oct 2019 OP

Translation nycbos Oct 2019 #1

+1 padah513 Oct 2019 #3

It is not tone deaf. Big Blue Marble Oct 2019 #4

Not just the NBA Mosby Oct 2019 #5

And it isn't just in the sports business. Big Blue Marble Oct 2019 #6

NBA pressure is a big part of it JonLP24 Oct 2019 #7

I'll have to watch that, thx. Mosby Oct 2019 #8

Morey was likely told to grovel or he would be fired MichMan Oct 2019 #14

So apparently this was just marketing BS and meant absolutely nothing MichMan Oct 2019 #15

Yeah sure padah513 Oct 2019 #2

the nba should end its partnership with china. it literally doesn't need it at this cost. Kurt V. Oct 2019 #9

Sources: Adam Silver had tense meeting with Lakers, Nets players in China JonLP24 Oct 2019 #10

Makes sense that the players are upset Mosby Oct 2019 #11

Why? Because they might have to take the side of an authoritative government MichMan Oct 2019 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 2019 #16

So is the commissioner saying NBA players and management are prohibited from any political opinions? MichMan Oct 2019 #13

I don't believe the NBA will crack down on those with Anti-Trump opinions, so opinions will be hughee99 Oct 2019 #17