LeBron James explained his thoughts about his pre-game speech on the NBA-China controversy, vowing never to speak of it again. The Los Angeles Lakers forward made some remarks on Monday, minutes prior to a 104-98 preseason win over the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center, passively pointing the finger at Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey while criticizing his choice of timing to send out a pro-Hong Kong tweet.
His comments were received with furor, which forced a two-tweet clarification on his part prior to the start of the game. NBA fans continued to be outraged through the night, soon reaching Hong Kong, where fans chastised James for what seemed like a selfish approach to the situation.
James spoke to reporters on Tuesday, clearing up matters and vowing not to touch on it again:
“When I speak upon things, I speak from a very logical standpoint on things that hit home for me,” said James, according to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk. “Yesterday, obviously, I gave thoughts on what I felt and how I saw things that transpired from that week that we were [in China] … I feel like I talked about it yesterday. I tweeted out responses to people not understanding my knowledge and where it came from with my brain and learning from the situation. I'm talking about it now. I won't talk about it again.”
Given the caustic ramifications from his comments and consequent tweets, it's likely better for James to keep himself from commenting on this matter, having shoveled a pretty deep grave attempting to sound contrite and informed while appearing all in the contrary.
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