{"id":2371850,"date":"2024-11-21T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-quits-social-media-due-to-negativity-after-his-attack-on-trump-supporters-failed-to-help-kamala-harris-win\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T17:08:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:08:51","slug":"lebron-james-quits-social-media-due-to-negativity-after-his-attack-on-trump-supporters-failed-to-help-kamala-harris-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-quits-social-media-due-to-negativity-after-his-attack-on-trump-supporters-failed-to-help-kamala-harris-win\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Quits Social Media Due to &#8216;Negativity&#8217; After His Attack on Trump Supporters Failed to Help Kamala Harris Win"},"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\">40<\/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-quits-social-media-due-to-negativity-after-his-attack-on-trump-supporters-failed-to-help-kamala-harris-win%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=2371850&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>NBA superstar LeBron James announced that he\u200d is taking a break from social media, citing &#8220;too much negativity&#8221; as his \u200creason. He shared a message from entrepreneur Rich Kleiman, which spoke about the pervasive hate in the world and emphasized the unifying power \u200bof sports. Following this, James\u2064 tweeted his intent to step away from social media \u2064for a while.<\/p>\n<p>However, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-slams-mccarthy-as-too-weak-to-push-back-against-house-republicans\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton criticizes McCarthy for being too feeble to resist House Republicans.\">recent actions contradict<\/a> his desire to promote positivity. During the election cycle, he posted \u200dan edited video of President-elect Donald\u2064 Trump that \u2062portrayed him negatively, encouraging his followers to vote for Kamala \u2064Harris, thus contributing to the divisiveness he claims to oppose.\u200d Critics have pointed \u200cout the hypocrisy in his stance,\u2063 highlighting that he perpetuates the\u2063 environment of negativity he complains about through his posts. Observers have urged him to reevaluate his contribution to the divisive atmosphere and to take a more constructive approach in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>NBA star LeBron James announced Thursday that he&rsquo;s decided to take some time off from social media.<\/p>\n<p>The reason? Too much &ldquo;negativity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>James reposted a message from Rich Kleiman &mdash; an entrepreneur known for being fellow NBA player Kevin Durant&rsquo;s agent &mdash; that spoke about, &ldquo;so much hate and negativity in the world today&rdquo; asserting that, &ldquo;We can all acknowledge that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-forest-fined-almost-1m-questioning-integrity-match-officials-inflammatory-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports<\/a> is the last part of society that universally brings people together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AMEN!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richkleiman?\">@richkleiman<\/a> &#129761; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OZr9e1CVbY\">pic.twitter.com\/OZr9e1CVbY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1859317470680502712?\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his repost, James made the following post indicating it was time to step away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">And with that said I&rsquo;ll holla at y&rsquo;all! Getting off social media for the time being. Y&rsquo;all take care &#9996;&#127998;&#128081;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1859318678153515043?\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This would be all well and good for a four-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lawsuit-ex-staffer-alleges-illegal-tampering-dangerous-medical-treatments-nba-superstar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a> champion if he truly considered professional sports to be an escape that brings Americans together while using his platform to spread positivity.<\/p>\n<p>However, James has spent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-political-activism-and-influence-of-bill-gates\/\" title=\"The Political Activism And Influence of Bill Gates\">past election cycle<\/a> doing just the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>On Halloween, James posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">deceptively edited video &#038;mdash<\/a>; basically propaganda &mdash; with soundbites of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-will-not-trumps-next-attorney-general-former-representative-makes-stunning-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, making him seem like a raging lunatic racist one would find in the Civil Rights Era among names like former Alabama Gov. George Wallace.<\/p>\n<p>James added the caption to the video, &ldquo;What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He ended his message with a desperate plea to his followers. &ldquo;VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tYYlTmQS6e\">pic.twitter.com\/tYYlTmQS6e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1852093996350275595?\">October 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This video&nbsp;<em>is&nbsp;<\/em>the embodiment of the negativity James is complaining about.<\/p>\n<p>How could James be so incredibly oblivious to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obamas-jab-trumps-mental-acuity-backfires-desperate-joke-exposes-democrat-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hypocrisy<\/a> on display here?<\/p>\n<p>TPUSA contributor Jon Root replied to James&rsquo;s reposting of Kleiman&rsquo;s message, reminding him how responsible he was for the atmosphere he now complains about.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bro&hellip; You called Trump and his supporters (more than half the country), segregationist racists, KKK members and Nazis when you endorsed Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>You are perpetuating the divisiveness and hate that is tearing this country apart.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe look at yourself in the mirror,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/1859339438398242871?\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Root appropriately told James he was &ldquo;perpetuating the divisiveness and hate that is tearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-official-trashes-trump-representing-united-states-un-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this country<\/a> apart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well said.<\/p>\n<p>If James truly wanted to bring the country together, he would stop posting propaganda, stop attacking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-takes-swift-action-fema-discrimination-trump-supporters-comes-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump supporters<\/a>, and do one of the hardest things in the world &mdash; admit he was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Running away from the problem that you created while saying it&rsquo;s someone else&rsquo;s fault isn&rsquo;t going to help your case.<\/p>\n<p>James doesn&rsquo;t appear to be done with X.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe after his break, he can come back with a new mindset and actually be part of the solution.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Shortly after, James posted his own message indicating it was time to step away from social media. While this might seem reasonable for a four-time NBA champion who values sports as a unifying force, James has recently engaged in divisive rhetoric during the election cycle. On Halloween, he shared an edited video of President-elect Donald Trump that portrayed him negatively and urged his followers to vote for Kamala Harris. Critics have pointed out the hypocrisy in his actions, suggesting that he is contributing to the very negativity he claims to oppose. If James genuinely wants to foster unity, he should reconsider his approach and acknowledge his role in perpetuating division before returning to social media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LeBron-takes-X-break.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[22227,32438,32997,32364,34969],"class_list":["post-2371850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-negativity","tag-kamala-harris","tag-lebron-james","tag-social-media","tag-trump-supporters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LeBron-takes-X-break.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371850","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=2371850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371854,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371850\/revisions\/2371854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}