{"id":1557137,"date":"2022-07-15T22:49:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T02:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557137"},"modified":"2022-07-15T22:49:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T02:49:18","slug":"racist-as-f-lebron-james-part-owner-of-red-sox-blasts-boston-fans-during-talk-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-as-f-lebron-james-part-owner-of-red-sox-blasts-boston-fans-during-talk-show\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Racist As F***\u2019: LeBron James, Part Owner Of Red Sox, Blasts Boston Fans During Talk Show"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fracist-as-f-lebron-james-part-owner-of-red-sox-blasts-boston-fans-during-talk-show%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=1557137&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>LeBron James, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nba\">NBA<\/a> star and part owner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/baseball\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>, had some harsh words for Boston Celtics fans on a recent podcast as the Los Angeles Laker criticized them for allegedly being \u201cracist as f***\u201d \u2014 despite previously saying that he had never experienced racism in the Massachusetts city.<\/p>\n<p>James made the comments on the most recent episode of his talk show \u201cThe Shop.\u201d When asked where he hated playing, James did not hesitate to name Boston as the toughest place to play.<\/p>\n<p>Maverick Carter \u2014 a guest on the show and fellow Red Sox co-owner \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/le-bron-james-red-sox-co-owner-says-he-hates-celtics-fans-because-they-racist-as-f-005513844.html\">asked<\/a> James, \u201cIn basketball, there are fans that can literally take the game from you? You can feel like, \u2018The fans is not going to let us win this one tonight?\u2019 What place?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, Boston,\u201d James responded.<\/p>\n<p>Co-creator of the show Paul Rivera asked, \u201cWhy do you hate Boston?\u201d The sure-fire NBA Hall of Famer shot back, \u201cBecause they racist as f***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will say anything and it\u2019s fine. It\u2019s my life,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019ve been dealing with it my whole life. I don\u2019t mind it. I hear it. If I hear somebody like close by, I\u2019ll check them real quick. I move on to the game. \u2026 They might throw something on you. I got a beer thrown on me leaving the game.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>In 2021, both Carter and James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/local-news\/2021\/04\/30\/lebron-james-now-owns-part-of-the-red-sox-what-does-that-mean-for-sports\">invested<\/a> in the Fenway Sports Group which owns the Red Sox, Fenway Park, Liverpool Football Club, and the New England Sports Network (NESN).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell first of all, it\u2019s great to be with such a great group with FSG,\u201d James told the press after the deal was announced. \u201cThey\u2019ve done so many great things over the years, and just that collective group of people \u2014 they\u2019re just amazing to be partners with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think for me and for my partner Maverick, to be the first two Black men to be a part of that ownership group in the history of that franchise, I think it\u2019s pretty damn cool,\u201d James added.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time NBA Finals champion was blasted on Twitter for his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Gerry Callahan, Boston radio legend and host of \u201cThe Gerry Callahan Show\u201d podcast, tweeted, \u201cOf course, he gives no examples, not even made up ones. Question is, have the Red Sox owners apologized to this a**hole yet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Of course, he gives no examples, not even made up ones. Question is, have the Red Sox owners apologized to this asshole yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvbYMwMVL9\">https:\/\/t.co\/jvbYMwMVL9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GerryCallahan\/status\/1548094120136044546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OutKick writer Bobby Burack tweeted, \u201cLeBron James is the biggest fraud on the internet,\u201d while making note of his stake in the BoSox.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James is the biggest fraud on the internet. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OE2DmxkilD\">pic.twitter.com\/OE2DmxkilD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bobby Burack (@burackbobby_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burackbobby_\/status\/1548116315944103936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In May of 2017, James also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2017\/05\/04\/lebron-boston-racism-adam-jones\/\">told<\/a> the media that he had never personally been affected by racism in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came in support of Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones, who claimed that somebody called him the n-word from the stands of Fenway Park and threw peanuts at him during a game in Boston. Jones received a standing ovation from the Fenway crowd during his first at-bat the next day after the reported incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been to Boston. I\u2019ve played in Boston a lot I just try to have tunnel vision when I play I don\u2019t \u2026 I can\u2019t recall me ever hearing something that was racism towards me,\u201d James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QkhGSjPy0R8&#038;t=10s\">told<\/a> the media. \u201cBut I think it was great that the other guys spoke up for him not even on his own team. I think the guys from the Red Sox spoke up for Adam Jones saying like, \u2018Hey fans, we need you guys to, you know, this is a situation where you guys need to have a standing ovation. Please do that because it\u2019s not it\u2019s not great for sport \u2026 it\u2019s not great for society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A video of the standing ovation for Jones can be seen here:<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>James has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celticsblog.com\/2020\/7\/7\/21307828\/lebron-james-career-as-told-through-the-eyes-of-the-boston-celtics\">an all-time series record<\/a> of 5 \u2013 2 against the Celtics in the playoffs for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat \u2014 both teams in the Eastern Conference. Now as a Laker, the only time he will face the Celtics again in the postseason will be if both teams make it to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James, NBA star and part owner of the Boston Red Sox, had some harsh words for Boston Celtics fans on a recent podcast as the Los Angeles Laker criticized them for allegedly being \u201cracist as f***\u201d \u2014 despite previously saying that he had never experienced racism in the Massachusetts city. 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