{"id":1160983,"date":"2021-12-27T12:36:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1160983"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:36:52","slug":"lebron-james-posts-covid-meme-comparing-to-flu-cold-and-the-internet-freaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-posts-covid-meme-comparing-to-flu-cold-and-the-internet-freaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Posts COVID Meme Comparing To Flu, Cold \u2014 And The Internet Freaks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Flebron-james-posts-covid-meme-comparing-to-flu-cold-and-the-internet-freaks-out%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=1160983&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--><p>Left-wing political activist and NBA star Lebron James garnered much attention Christmas Eve by posting a meme that seemed to be critical of the reaction to COVID-19, which he compared to the flu and the common cold.<\/p>\n<p>The post was liked and commented on by fellow NBA stars, actors, and figures who typically disagree with James on his outspoken politics, including Daily Wire host Candace Owens.<\/p>\n<p>The post features the ever-popular \u201cSpider-Man\u201d meme with three identical heroes pointing at each other. The identical characters are labeled, \u201cCOVID,\u201d \u201cCold,\u201d and \u201cFlu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHelp me out folks,\u201d the Laker captioned the post, adding a shrugged-shoulders emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Illustrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2021\/12\/24\/lebron-james-lakers-covid-19-spider-man-meme\">reported<\/a> on the meme as James possibly \u201cdownplaying\u201d the China-originated virus, noting that he\u2019s \u201ccatching plenty of heat for the post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s impossible to know for sure what LeBron was going for without hearing him expand on his point here,\u201d the sports outlet wrote in its report.<\/p>\n<p>However, gauging by the Instagram reaction, the meme seemed pretty clear to folks online.<\/p>\n<p>On the negative side, Instagram users mocked James for not being a \u201cscientist\u201d or a \u201cdoctor\u201d while commenting on the virus, and seemingly protocols related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>One top comment on the post said, \u201cLeconspiracytheory,\u201d and another mocked, \u201cLeScientist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing activist and actor Michael&nbsp;Rapaport zinged James, \u201cAsk one of your friends in CHINA if they know the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the flip side, others commented in agreement with the post.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Jamie Foxx replied, \u201cGotta point haha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, noted of his agreement with a 2024 presidential ticket joke: \u201cJames\/Portnoy 24. Strange times indeed\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Heat\u2019s P.J. Tucker posted a laughing emoji at the meme, as did the Washington Wizards\u2019&nbsp;Spencer Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Hawks\u2019 Trae Young made his agreement even more clear, dropping a \u201c100%\u201d emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Artist \u201cNatStar\u201d commented, \u201cBruh I just said the same sh**.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other top-liked comments read, \u201cDamn I can finally agree with LBJ on something,\u201d and \u201cOh boy media isn\u2019t going to take this well lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Candace Owens, who\u2019s been critical of James\u2019 activism, \u201cliked\u201d the post, too.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Sports Illustrated, the Lakers have had to sit players for testing positive in recent weeks, including&nbsp;Avery Bradley, Austin Reaves, and Malik Monk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell this is the unknown, obviously, you don\u2019t know,\u201d James recently said of the NBA COVID protocols.&nbsp;\u201cThis is like I said, I say every year has its own challenges and this is another year where you can literally have one guy one night and the next night you won\u2019t. You really don\u2019t know, it\u2019s up in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s literally a crapshoot every single time you take a test at this point on who is negative and who is positive,\u201d he added. \u201cYou just gotta see who is available and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the season, James, who is vaccinated, emphasized that COVID-19 vaccination status is personal.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-wing political activist and NBA star Lebron James garnered much attention Christmas Eve by posting a meme that seemed to be critical of the reaction to COVID-19, which he compared to the flu and the common cold. 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