{"id":442686,"date":"2021-04-22T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=442686"},"modified":"2021-04-22T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:20:50","slug":"flashback-5-social-media-posts-from-lebron-james-that-caused-a-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-5-social-media-posts-from-lebron-james-that-caused-a-stir\/","title":{"rendered":"FLASHBACK: 5 Social Media Posts From LeBron James That Caused A Stir"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fflashback-5-social-media-posts-from-lebron-james-that-caused-a-stir%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=442686&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\/04\/fb_image-3305.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>NBA star LeBron James made waves on Wednesday when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-james-posts-photo-of-cop-who-protected-black-girl-from-being-stabbed-youre-next\">tweeted a picture<\/a> of the white Columbus, Ohio police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma\u2019Khia Bryant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYOU\u2019RE NEXT. #ACCOUNTABILITY,\u201d he tweeted with an hourglass emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter users were quick to call out James for failing to mention that Bryant was wielding a knife at another teenager when the officer arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/here-are-three-important-things-the-media-wont-tell-you-about-the-makhia-bryant-case\">The Daily Wire<\/a> previously reported, the officer responded to a 911 call from a distressed individual saying multiple women were attempting to stab her. Bodycam footage from the incident showed officers arriving to find Bryant wielding a knife at two girls, at which point the responding officer stepped in and fired his service weapon as she appeared to be attempting to stab one of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe came at her with a knife,\u201d an officer can be heard saying in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where she was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-deletes-tweet-attacking-cop-who-saved-black-girl-after-facing-extreme-backlash\">ultimately deleted<\/a> the tweet in question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.8441558441558\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xqoasasev4\">pic.twitter.com\/Xqoasasev4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guy Benson (@guypbenson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guypbenson\/status\/1384972135265882112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>James followed up with multiple explanations for deleting his original post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cANGER does any of us any good and that includes myself!\u201d the first tweet said. \u201cGathering all the facts and educating does though! My anger still is here for what happened that lil girl. My sympathy for her family and may justice prevail!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.578313253012\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police.\u00a0I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn\u2019t about one officer.\u00a0\u00a0it\u2019s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1385013333007343619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police,\u201d James said in the second tweet. \u201cI took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn\u2019t about one officer.\u00a0\u00a0it\u2019s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But this isn\u2019t the first time James has gotten political on social media. Here are five recent social media posts from the world\u2019s most famous basketball player that caused a stir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Earlier this month, James declared himself a member of the Major League Baseball \u201cfamily\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProud to call myself a part of the @mlb family today,\u201d the basketball player said in response to the MLB pulling the All-Star game out of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>James failed to mention that the All-Star game was moved to Colorado, a state with stricter voting requirements than Georgia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1578947368421\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to call myself a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mlb<\/a> family today.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/morethanavote?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Morethanavote<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a> \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1378076057228566529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>4. Earlier this year, the NBA star claimed Georgia\u2019s voter integrity law was about \u201cvoter suppression.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI hope y\u2019all understand Black voter suppression doesn\u2019t stop on Election Day. It\u2019s just going to get worse because they know what we did,\u201d James tweeted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8968253968254\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope y\u2019all understand Black voter suppression doesn\u2019t stop on Election Day.  It\u2019s just going to get worse because they know what we did.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/morethanavote?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@morethanavote<\/a>  \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tl0g752kjL\">https:\/\/t.co\/Tl0g752kjL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1354543444677558274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>3. In the summer of 2020, James called on other celebrities to \u201cdemand change\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo my brothers and sisters in sports and arts. We have incredible influence in our community,\u201d James wrote. \u201cWe need to use this moment to demand change. I gotta be honest\u2026I struggle with what to demand because so damn much needs to change. But I\u2019m starting with our right to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5846645367412\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To my brothers and sisters in sports and arts. We have incredible influence in our community. We need to use this moment to demand change. I gotta be honest\u2026I struggle with what to demand because so damn much needs to change. But I\u2019m starting with our right to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1275463879129210880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>2. Last year, the NBA player showed his support for NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, who found a \u201cnoose\u201d in his garage stall.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Sickening! <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@BubbaWallace <\/span>my brother! Know you don\u2019t stand alone!\u201d the basketball player tweeted. \u201cI\u2019m right here with you as well as every other athlete. I just want to continue to say how proud I am of you for continuing to take a stand for change here in America and sports. <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@NASCAR <\/span>I salute you as well!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-fbi-concludes-no-federal-crime-committed-in-bubba-wallace-noose-case\">concluded<\/a> the \u201cnoose\u201d was a garage door pull rope that had been in place for months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3076923076923\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sickening! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BubbaWallace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BubbaWallace<\/a> my brother! Know you don\u2019t stand alone! I\u2019m right here with you as well as every other athlete. I just want to continue to say how proud I am of you for continuing to take a stand for change here in America and sports! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASCAR<\/a> I salute you as well! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\u270a\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1TwkjVHai5\">https:\/\/t.co\/1TwkjVHai5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1274914521396604928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>1. James shared an anti-Semitic post on Instagram in 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe be getting that Jewish money, Everything is Kosher,\u201d he wrote on an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7767584097859\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Current NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is Jewish. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is Jewish. He wouldn\u2019t appreciate if they quoted offensive lyrics about African Americans. There can\u2019t be a double standard. Very surprising LeBron would be this dumb. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yhw6CIPV8Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/yhw6CIPV8Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAsti11\/status\/1076854796932534272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The NBA player apologized, saying he was simply quoting lyrics from 21 Savage\u2019s song, \u201cJewish Money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApologies, for sure, if I offended anyone,\u201d James told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/25606412\/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-apologizes-jewish-money-ig-posting\">ESPN.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s not why I chose to share that lyric. I always [post lyrics]. That\u2019s what I do. I ride in my car, I listen to great music and that was the byproduct of it. So, I actually thought it was a compliment and obviously it wasn\u2019t through the lens of a lot of people. My apologies. It definitely was not the intent, obviously, to hurt anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Beth Baumann is a Political Reporter and Editor at The Daily Wire. Follow her on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eb454\">@eb454<\/a><\/em><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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