LeBron James' controversial comments regarding Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey and the state of the NBA's feud with the Chinese government angered plenty of Hong Kong protesters who were upset with his takes prior to Monday's preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors.
The King's comments passively took aim at Morey, faulting him for the timing of his comments and calling him uneducated and misinformed for a tweet that sympathized with protesters, fighting for democracy.
“Please remember, all NBA players, what you said before: ‘Black lives matter.’ Hong Kong lives also matter!” William Mok, one of the protesters said addressing the applauding crowd, according to The Associated Press.
Others quickly read between the lines of his comments, noting James was more worried about his profits than to be in solidarity with one of his NBA brethren.
“James was trying, you know, to take a side, on the China side, which is like ridiculous,” said Aaron Lee, a 36-year-old marketing director. “He was being honest, financially. Financial is money. Simple as that. LeBron James stands for money. Period.”
James quickly felt the repercussions of his words, as his pre-game interview quickly went viral and forced him to take back some of it through a couple of tweets, thought that served no good with the waves of furious fans in the States and in Hong Kong.
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