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D.Brasco wrote:dockingsched wrote:
He’s not risking his life by attacking Lebron:lol:
Yea that's exactly what I mean,... who else did he attack in that tweet?
Sebastian wrote:thebigbird wrote:No one actually cares about what’s happening in China, and they still consume goods manufactured in China. This is just a way for them to criticize LeBron.
As for Kanter, he’s clout chasing. His career is hanging on by a thread so he’s doing whatever he can to keep it alive. He could’ve said something to LeBron in person but he chose to run away. I’m sure he’ll be loud on social media though.
Just b/c you don't care doesn't mean no one cares. Believe it or not your experience isn't the only one that exists. Quite a shock, I know!
thebigbird wrote:Sebastian wrote:thebigbird wrote:No one actually cares about what’s happening in China, and they still consume goods manufactured in China. This is just a way for them to criticize LeBron.
As for Kanter, he’s clout chasing. His career is hanging on by a thread so he’s doing whatever he can to keep it alive. He could’ve said something to LeBron in person but he chose to run away. I’m sure he’ll be loud on social media though.
Just b/c you don't care doesn't mean no one cares. Believe it or not your experience isn't the only one that exists. Quite a shock, I know!
Typed out on your iPhone, I imagine.
BoatsNZones wrote:thebigbird wrote:No one actually cares about what’s happening in China, and they still consume goods manufactured in China. This is just a way for them to criticize LeBron.
As for Kanter, he’s clout chasing. His career is hanging on by a thread so he’s doing whatever he can to keep it alive. He could’ve said something to LeBron in person but he chose to run away. I’m sure he’ll be loud on social media though.
Poor take. He knew this would be seen by millions upon millions and is making a statement that Lebron is quiet to any comments negative towards China. He has done this his entire career (in posts, comments and now otherwise re social injustices) and he's still here.
Just decided I'm getting a Kanter jersey.
thebigbird wrote:Sebastian wrote:thebigbird wrote:No one actually cares about what’s happening in China, and they still consume goods manufactured in China. This is just a way for them to criticize LeBron.
As for Kanter, he’s clout chasing. His career is hanging on by a thread so he’s doing whatever he can to keep it alive. He could’ve said something to LeBron in person but he chose to run away. I’m sure he’ll be loud on social media though.
Just b/c you don't care doesn't mean no one cares. Believe it or not your experience isn't the only one that exists. Quite a shock, I know!
Typed out on your iPhone, I imagine.
Mephariel wrote:KembaWalker wrote:Mephariel wrote:
No I just have no tolerance for an attention whore who is also a hypocrite.
If Kevin Durant attacks the NBA and Nike and quits to make a point, then that is mad respect.
Why is quitting more respectable? Pretty sure we already established with Kyrie that that's not the case
Why would you support an organization that pours millions into China if you truly want to make a stand against China?
Daryl Morey was a lot braver. He actually could have lost his entire career as a GM. And he was one of the best in the league too.
sip wrote:It is pretty clear why. LeBron was the one that stood up for China during the Morey situation and he wants to come off as a social justice warrior. Of course that is only when it doesn't impact his pocket book.NyKnicks1714 wrote:I respect Kanter for speaking out against China, but so weird that he's singling out LeBron. He has teammates with Nike deals.
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azcatz11 wrote:Duke4life831 wrote:Im not going to say if I agree with Kanter or not (dont get into political back and forth on the internet, pointless in my opinion).
I think its a funny troll by Kanter and it clearly did exactly what Kanter wanted, got people talking. Got people talking on social media, they brought it up during the game, got a thread started about it on here. So Kanter got what he wanted, people talking about it.
Yes but what are your views on abortion?
Sebastian wrote:thebigbird wrote:Sebastian wrote:
Just b/c you don't care doesn't mean no one cares. Believe it or not your experience isn't the only one that exists. Quite a shock, I know!
Typed out on your iPhone, I imagine.
How do I delete someone else's comment? I feel so bad for you that I want to scrub the world of this attempt at a "gotcha." Oy **** vey.
BoatsNZones wrote:Mephariel wrote:KembaWalker wrote:Lotsa guys in here ready to simp for LeBron and China huh lmao
No I just have no tolerance for an attention whore who is also a hypocrite.
If Kevin Durant attacks the NBA and Nike and quits to make a point, then that is mad respect.
EVERYTHING is manufactured in China. They are inescapable, and the reason why they are taking over the world's economy. There is something to be said of implicit agreements, but when somebody comes at the nation for some of their egregious transgressions, it's a WHOLE other thing to directly condemn that person and call them ignorant on the issues (with absolutely ZERO substance behind your words).
LAL1947 wrote:Shock Defeat wrote:LAL1947 wrote:Mad respect to Enes Kanter. He appears to have more in common with Martin Luther King Jr than Lebron does, in terms of standing up for people's lives, freedom and civil rights.
I'm too old to wear colorful sneakers like those but I have to admit they look pretty cool too.
MLKj sacrificed. What has Kanter sacrificed? Nothing at all. It’s easy to talk when you have nothing on the line. He is still collecting NBA checks. Wearing Nikes.
I'm not comparing Kanter to MLK. Only saying he's made more genuine stands for people's lives, freedoms, rights than Lebron has... and in doing so, he's closer to MLK than Lebron "you're not educated on the situation" James is.
NyKnicks1714 wrote: Tatum has a multi-year deal with Jordan (so same thing), but I suspect he won't have anything to say about that.
KembaWalker wrote:Mephariel wrote:KembaWalker wrote:
Why is quitting more respectable? Pretty sure we already established with Kyrie that that's not the case
Why would you support an organization that pours millions into China if you truly want to make a stand against China?
Daryl Morey was a lot braver. He actually could have lost his entire career as a GM. And he was one of the best in the league too.
Enes Kanter making a stand against China as an active NBA player is a much louder and more effective platform than Enes Kanter the former NBA player.
It's not hypocritical to not abstain from any and all Chinese product and culture to stand against the human rights violations of their government. Buying a phone is not the same as defending slavery from one of the biggest platforms anyone in the world has like LeBron did
kio80 wrote:Kanter has nothing to lose, that’s his only way to stay relevant.
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Mephariel wrote:Every day he plays in the NBA, he benefits from the same money that Nike got from China. This is why his stance is laughable.
shotsquatch wrote:Rapacious global capitalism exploiting slave labor in the all-consuming quest for profit is the fundamental problem here. Not LeBron. Kanter is mistaking the puppet for the puppeteer.
