{"id":1771536,"date":"2022-12-11T06:30:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771536"},"modified":"2022-12-11T09:49:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T14:49:38","slug":"lebron-james-says-hes-woke-and-angry-with-media-over-coverage-of-jerry-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-says-hes-woke-and-angry-with-media-over-coverage-of-jerry-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebron James Says He\u2019s \u201cWoke\u201d and Angry With Media Over Coverage of Jerry Jones"},"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\">28<\/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-says-hes-woke-and-angry-with-media-over-coverage-of-jerry-jones%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=1771536&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>In a shocking turn of events, LeBron James has admitted that he\u2019s \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes as no surprise to anyone paying attention, like we have been here at <em>OutKick<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/woke-hack-of-the-day-lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WOKE HACK OF THE DAY: LEBRON JAMES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> recently published a story on Jerry Jones, the 80-year-old owner of the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>The story contained a photo of him at an Arkansas high school when he was 15, standing towards the back of a larger group. That group, indefensibly, was trying to block a number of black students from entering the building.<\/p>\n<p>It was a clear attempt at cancelling Jones over a 65-year-old photo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/jerry-jones-photo-high-school-segregation-washington-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WASHINGTON POST TRIES TO CANCEL JERRY JONES OVER HIGH SCHOOL PHOTO TAKEN 65 YEARS AGO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James, naturally, took the bait. <\/p>\n<p>At a press conference quoted by Mediate, he aired his frustrations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was wondering why I haven\u2019t gotten a question from you guys about the Jerry Jones photo, but when the Kyrie thing was going on, you guys were quick to ask questions about that,\u201d James said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is mad the media didn&#039;t cancel Cowboys owner Jerry Jones\" class=\"wp-image-438771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-561x374.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-531x354.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-728x486.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-608x406.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-758x506.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LeBron-James-3-1-600x400.jpg 600w\"     style=\"display:none\"><figcaption>LeBron James doesn\u2019t think the media gave it its best effort in trying to cancel Jerry Jones. (Luis Sinco \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/jerry-jones-responds-lebron-james-criticism-media-not-asking-him-old-desegregation-protest-photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jones responded<\/a>, saying he respected LeBron and was curious about the incident, not participating. <\/p>\n<p>But James didn\u2019t seem to care about the explanation. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lebron-sees-racism-everywhere\">LeBron Sees Racism Everywhere<\/h2>\n<p>During an interview on his HBO show, <em>The Shop<\/em>, he was asked about that exchange.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mediate, co-host Paul Rivera asked, \u201cWhat prompted the moment? Why did you feel that was the right moment to get that off your chest and ask that question?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust accountability, man,\u201d LeBron answered. \u201cThe media\u2019s so quick to hold us, athletes, especially us black athletes, always holding us accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t make mistakes,\u201d James added. \u201cWe can\u2019t do this. They want to bring up everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apparently black athletes are held accountable moreso than white athletes.<\/p>\n<p>This is a totally unsurprising answer from the \u201cKing,\u201d given his history of seeing racism everywhere he goes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/lebron-james-describes-boston-fans-as-racist-as-f-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LEBRON JAMES DESCRIBES BOSTON FANS AS \u2018RACIST AS F\u2013K\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He also supposedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/los-angeles-police-no-info-six-months-later-lebron-racist-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found racist graffiti at his house that was never verified<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So of course he wants to hold others accountable, while ducking tough questions himself.<\/p>\n<p>He finished by saying he\u2019s undoubtedly \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just holding them accountable, let them know I see,\u201d LeBron explained. \u201cI am definitely woke, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course he is, because it\u2019s the easiest thing to be for a modern athlete. It\u2019s also extremely hypocritical.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron buys himself unlimited credit with sportswriters for echoing what they believe. He also claims to care about accountability <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/former-nba-player-slams-lebron-for-taking-nike-money-to-stay-silent-on-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">while never criticizing China<\/a> for their treatment of ethnic and religious minorities. Despite the fact he makes millions of dollars on the back of Chinese labor. <\/p>\n<p>He perfectly fits the \u201cwoke\u201d mindset. Political posturing, virtue signaling and cowardice when it matters most. Classic LeBron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a shocking turn of events, LeBron James has admitted that he\u2019s \u201cwoke.\u201d This comes as no surprise to anyone paying attention, like we have been here at OutKick. READ:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1898699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5146,5458,3711,5599,5334,7613,3935,7815,4188,3819,5558],"class_list":["post-1771536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-angry","tag-bongino","tag-coverage","tag-hes","tag-james","tag-jerry","tag-jones","tag-lebron","tag-media","tag-report","tag-woke"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1771536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1898699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1771536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1771536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1771536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}