{"id":1041257,"date":"2021-11-21T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T23:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1041257"},"modified":"2021-11-21T18:28:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T23:28:56","slug":"coward-lebron-james-ripped-after-dodging-enes-kanters-china-criticism-hes-the-face-of-chinese-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coward-lebron-james-ripped-after-dodging-enes-kanters-china-criticism-hes-the-face-of-chinese-genocide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Coward\u2019 LeBron James Ripped After Dodging Enes Kanter\u2019s China Criticism \u2014 \u2018He\u2019s the Face of Chinese Genocide\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoward-lebron-james-ripped-after-dodging-enes-kanters-china-criticism-hes-the-face-of-chinese-genocide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1041257&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-873815870-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>After taking aim at Boston Celtics\u2019 Enes Kanter for wearing shoes that appear to depict Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping crowning a bowed LeBron James, the NBA superstar faced heavy backlash online, with many accusing him of hypocrisy for \u201cpretending\u201d to be a woke social justice warrior while remaining silent on Chinese human rights abuses because \u201cit affects his pocket.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>In his post-game presser Friday night, a reporter asked James if he had \u201cany reaction to Enes Kanter using your likeness on his shoes in his advocacy for human rights?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>In response, James accused Kanter of \u201cusing\u201d his name for his own benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNo, I think if you know me, I don\u2019t really give too many people my energy. He\u2019s definitely not someone I would give my energy to,\u201d he replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cUm, you know, trying to use my name to create, you know, an opportunity for himself,\u201d he added. \u201cDefinitely won\u2019t comment too much on that, if any, and that will be where I lay that at.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Subsequently, many took to social media to criticize James, accusing him of being a coward and sucking up to the Chinese government for financial gain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLeBron is China\u2019s puppet,\u201d wrote Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO).<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.8\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron is China\u2019s puppet <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BMSeCUZwi1\">https:\/\/t.co\/BMSeCUZwi1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ken Buck (@BuckForColorado) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuckForColorado\/status\/1462108116993118208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) accused James of being \u201cTERRIFIED to say anything negative about the evil communist dictators in China\u201d in his pursuit of more money, while praising Kanter for \u201cshowing more courage than the entire NBA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.085545722714\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClayTravis<\/a> Serious Q: how much $$ is enough?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> has made hundreds of millions of $$. <\/p>\n<p>But he still wants more, so much that he is TERRIFIED to say anything negative about the evil communist dictators in China.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnesKanter<\/a> is showing more courage than the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/modvjLAvru\">https:\/\/t.co\/modvjLAvru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1462247816324075523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201c\u2018Money over morals\u2019 isn\u2019t just a slogan for LeBron James, but for most of the politicians in DC,\u201d wrote GOP congressional candidate for New Jersey\u2019s 9th district William \u201cBilly\u201d Prempeh.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8961038961039\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMoney over morals\u201d isn\u2019t just a slogan for LeBron James, but for most of the politicians in DC.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billy Prempeh (@BillyPrempeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillyPrempeh\/status\/1462151424356278273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>LeBron James will never be loved like Michael Jordan because he\u2019s a communist,\u201d wrote best-selling author Nick Adams.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9618320610687\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James will never be loved like Michael Jordan because he\u2019s a communist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickAdamsinUSA\/status\/1462181622560829445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cLeBron James\u2019 wealth is built off slave labor,\u201d wrote conservative author Brigitte Gabriel.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6666666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James\u2019 wealth is built off slave labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1462224171061108740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Sports commenter Gary Sheffield Jr. accused James of avoiding the issue by \u201cpretending\u201d it was \u201ca personal attack\u201d on him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf LeBron wants to be impactful like Ali, he has to stand up,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.295857988166\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like LeBron as an athlete and what he\u2019s done in Ohio (and elsewhere), however Enes Kanter is asking why LeBron hasn\u2019t been vocal of the injustices in China and he punted by pretending this was a personal attack.<\/p>\n<p>If LeBron wants to be impactful like Ali, he has to stand up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Sheffield Jr (@GarysheffieldJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarysheffieldJr\/status\/1462169453790040066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cAny media member who is competent at their job would\u2019ve immediately followed up by asking \u2018but LeBron, haven\u2019t you been telling us for years youre \u201cmore than an athlete.\u201d\u2019 Does that not apply to Enes Kanter?\u201d wrote Fox Sports radio personality and writer Aaron Torres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSadly most people [covering] NBA media can\u2019t or won\u2019t ask real questions,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.488372093023\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Any media member who is competent at their job would&#8217;ve immediately followed up by asking &#8220;but LeBron, haven&#8217;t you been telling us for years youre &#8216;more than an athlete.&#8217; Does that not apply to Enes Kanter?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sadly most people NBA media can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t ask real questions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0l9lcwRTq3\">https:\/\/t.co\/0l9lcwRTq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aaron_Torres\/status\/1462094215265935360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cLebron<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"> <span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> has enough energy to rake in millions from China but yet no energy or courage to respond to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\"> <span>@EnesKanter<\/span><\/a><span>?\u201d asked Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf Lebron wasn\u2019t a lefty establishment he\u2019d be labeled an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Islamophobe?src=hashtag_click\"> <span>#Islamophobe<\/span><\/a><span>!\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0287539936102\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lebron <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> has enough energy to rake in millions from China but yet no energy or courage to respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnesKanter<\/a>? If Lebron wasn&#8217;t a lefty establishment he&#8217;d be labeled an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Islamophobe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Islamophobe<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uyghyurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uyghyurs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SlaveLabor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SlaveLabor<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LKTTvtnFBA\">https:\/\/t.co\/LKTTvtnFBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 M. Zuhdi Jasser \u0632\u0647\u062f\u064a \u062c\u0627\u0633\u0631 (@DrZuhdiJasser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrZuhdiJasser\/status\/1462168414496067587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"><span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> is too cowardly to admit he\u2019s the face of Chinese genocide,\u201d wrote Dan Gainor, vice president at Media Research Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.2027972027972\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> is too cowardly to admit he\u2019s the face of Chinese genocide. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nrl03beDzv\">https:\/\/t.co\/Nrl03beDzv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Gainor (@dangainor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dangainor\/status\/1462137153438294022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cLeBron is such a coward,\u201d wrote political commentator Tiana Lowe. \u201cHe thinks<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\"> <span>@EnesKanter<\/span><\/a><span> standing up to the Chinese Communist Party is about creating an \u2018opportunity for himself\u2019??\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNo, it\u2019s called having some damned principles,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8830188679245\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron is such a coward. He thinks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnesKanter<\/a> standing up to the Chinese Communist Party is about creating an \u201copportunity for himself\u201d?? No, it\u2019s called having some damned principles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yHxbgqhEKY\">https:\/\/t.co\/yHxbgqhEKY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiana Lowe (@TianaTheFirst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TianaTheFirst\/status\/1462104977543938059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cLeBron still won\u2019t speak up for human rights in China,\u201d wrote Brennon Chapman, former assistant director of player personnel for the Ole Miss football program. \u201cPretends to be a woke social justice warrior but stays quiet when it affects his pocket.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe might be the worst &amp; most fake public figure in a long time,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.527397260274\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron still won\u2019t speak up for human rights in China. Pretends to be a woke social justice warrior but stays quiet when it affects his pocket. He might be the worst &amp; most fake public figure in a long time.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuLPRdHsYw\">pic.twitter.com\/HuLPRdHsYw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brennon Chapman (@BrennonChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrennonChapman\/status\/1462097773902372868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Calling James a \u201ccoward,\u201d sports radio host Gerry Callahan contrasted the Lakers star with Kanter, who he referred to as an \u201cAmerican hero.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cKanter risks everything to bring attention to the atrocities of Communist China while this gutless toady carries water for the evil regime,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.276056338028\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Listen to this coward. He saw Kanter in the hallway in these wonderful shoes &amp; said nothing, did nothing. Kanter risks everything to bring attention to the atrocities of Communist China while this gutless toady carries water for the evil regime. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnesKanter<\/a> is an American hero <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PNhdZi1Mxc\">https:\/\/t.co\/PNhdZi1Mxc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GerryCallahan\/status\/1462113236317315077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cGuess<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"> <span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> also means that he\u2019s too busy with earning Chinese $$ and don\u2019t have time for the millions of Uyghurs detained in concentration camps,\u201d wrote human rights activist Joey Siu.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.985347985348\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNot giving too many people my energy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guess <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> also means that he\u2019s too busy with earning Chinese $$ and don\u2019t have time for the millions of Uyghurs detained in concentration camps. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LJM53LUV0k\">https:\/\/t.co\/LJM53LUV0k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joey Siu \u90b5\u5d50 (@jooeysiiu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jooeysiiu\/status\/1462134021719265292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"><span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> was quick to mock Kyle Rittenhouse and comment on that. He was quick to smear every cop in America,\u201d wrote writer and political commentator Will Ricciardella.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s incredibly silent on China disappearing Peng [Shuai] for accusing a government official of sexual assault,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.709558823529\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KingJames<\/a> was quick to mock Kyle Rittenhouse and comment on that. <\/p>\n<p>He was quick to smear every cop in America<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s incredibly silent on China disappearing Peng Shaui for accusing a government official of sexual assault<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillRicci\/status\/1462453284279664644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Referring to James\u2019 remarks as a \u201cjoke,\u201d former NFL quarterback Derek Anderson mocked the NBA star.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s got no clue,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.7010309278351\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a joke..He\u2019s got no clue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nply75o5qZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Nply75o5qZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DA (@DAnderson314) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAnderson314\/status\/1462111613234782210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThe irony in the self proclaimed<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"><span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> protecting his<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CCP?src=hashtag_click\"> <span>#CCP<\/span><\/a><span> masters by ankle biting someone much more fearless &amp; principled than him is delicious,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeniorFernandez\/status\/1462277563183779840?s=20\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> one Twitter user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cKeep going<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\"><span>@EnesKanter<\/span><\/a><span>,\u201d the user added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The sad thing about<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"><span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> is hes literally the only person on earth Xi fears,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReinceNiebuhr\/status\/1462227099461337088?s=20\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> another Twitter user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe could do so much good \u2014 live up to his aspiration of being more than an athlete + be a more effective advocate for his community @ home \u2014 by standing up to Xi,\u201d the user added. \u201cInstead he trash talks<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\"><span>@EnesKanter<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe irony of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"><b>@KingJames<\/b><\/a><span> accusing others of selfishness while refusing to condemn human rights atrocities because it might affect his pay-check,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/im_PULSE\/status\/1462280432251285506?s=20\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\"><span>@KingJames<\/span><\/a><span> has reached the \u2018king\u2019 level of redirecting the subjects of conversations so people forget he hasnt addressed the topics brought up,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheseareJMVOL\/status\/1462361791623798784?s=20\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> yet another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHes making it about the mssngr<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnesKanter\"><span>@EnesKanter<\/span><\/a><span> instead of the mssg (alleged human rights violations in China in connection with your boss<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nike\"><span>@Nike<\/span><\/a><span>),\u201d the user added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLove Enes Kanter for calling out LeBron and his ties to China!\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maggie69parody\/status\/1462176787702730762?s=20\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span> another Twitter user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kanter, who is quickly becoming the NBA\u2019s moral conscience, released a new shoe design on Thursday taking the league \u2014 and James in particular \u2014 to task for failing to recognize the human rights crimes of NBA\u2019s Chinese partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also blasted his fellow players for \u201cpretending to care\u201d about social justice even as they ignore China\u2019s horrendous record of human rights abuses in the pursuit of money.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Addressing James directly, Kanter accused the NBA star of putting \u201cmoney over morals\u201d in a tweet that same day.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.223140495868\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Money over Morals for the \u201cKing\u201d \ud83d\udc51 <\/p>\n<p>Sad &amp; 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