{"id":470017,"date":"2021-05-04T07:35:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=470017"},"modified":"2021-05-04T07:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:36:00","slug":"watch-lebron-james-appears-to-fake-getting-hit-on-head-to-draw-shooting-penalty-from-refs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-lebron-james-appears-to-fake-getting-hit-on-head-to-draw-shooting-penalty-from-refs\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: LeBron James Appears To Fake Getting Hit On Head To Draw Shooting Penalty From Refs"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-lebron-james-appears-to-fake-getting-hit-on-head-to-draw-shooting-penalty-from-refs%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=470017&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\/05\/LJ-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>NBA star LeBron James appeared to fake getting hit in the head during a matchup on Sunday versus the Toronto Raptors, which drew a shooting foul from the referees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLate in the second quarter, James received a pass from Anthony Davis and spun around to go up for a quick layup. Just as he was about to take off, Stanley Johnson appeared to knick him on the head leading to a foul call,\u201d Sports Illustrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/raptors\/news\/toronto-raptors-lebron-james-flopping-los-angeles-lakers\">reported<\/a>. \u201cIf you look closely, however, that\u2019s not exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohnson barely made contact \u2014 if at all \u2014 with James\u2019 head and James immediately grabbed the left side of his head despite the so-called contact occurring on the right side,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.1809523809524\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How did LeBron survive this violence? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cZhfPJM1Q\">pic.twitter.com\/9cZhfPJM1Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitaPanahi\/status\/1389335562042048515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incident comes after James was widely condemned at the end of April for targeting a police officer who saved a black girl from being stabbed in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>James, a left-wing Democrat activist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-james-posts-photo-of-cop-who-protected-black-girl-from-being-stabbed-youre-next\">tweeted<\/a> out a photograph of the police officer who the saved the girl, writing, \u201cYOU\u2019RE NEXT. #ACCOUNTABILITY.\u201d James included an emoji of an hour glass, which is used to signify that time is running out. James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-deletes-tweet-attacking-cop-who-saved-black-girl-after-facing-extreme-backlash\">deleted<\/a> the tweet shortly after posting it due to the widespread backlash that it sparked.<\/p>\n<p>James later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-responds-after-his-youre-next-tweet-with-pic-of-cop-who-saved-girl-does-not-apologize\">responded<\/a> to the controversy that he created by attempting to explain himself while not apologizing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cANGER does [sic] any of us any good and that includes myself!\u201d James 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<p>\u201cI\u2019m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police,\u201d James continued. \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>Sports commentator Clay Travis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lebron-faces-backlash-for-not-apologizing-to-cop-internet-memes-abound-biggest-fraud-on-the-planet\">slammed<\/a> James, calling him \u201cthe biggest fraud on the planet.\u201d Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley also took a shot at James, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wiley-on-lebron-claiming-system-is-broken-it-allowed-you-to-become-a-billionaire-and-never-get-arrested\">saying<\/a> that James\u2019 demonization of \u201cthe entire system\u201d was nonsense because that same system \u201callowed [him] to become a billionaire and never get arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deon Joseph, a\u00a0well-known Los Angeles Police Department officer, also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/well-known-police-officer-deon-joseph-writes-letter-to-lebron-requests-meeting-following-attack-on-cop\">called out<\/a> James, writing in a letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"64\">\n<p><em>Dear Lebron:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am not going to come at you from a place of hatred. There will be no name calling. I was raised to see the whole of a human being. Not to hyper focus on their flaws or make said flaws the whole of who they are. I\u2019m an honest man.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What you do for children, and other acts of charity shows a huge heart. You show to be a family man, and that\u2019s to be respected. You play for the team my family has cheered for since the 1960s, then myself since 1979. But\u2026 Your current stance on policing is so off base and extreme. Your tweet that targeted a police officer in Ohio who saved a young woman\u2019s life was irresponsible and disturbing. It showed a complete lack of understanding of the challenge of our job in the heat of a moment. You basically put a target on the back of a human being who had to make a split second decision to save a life from a deadly attack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A decision I know he and many others wish they never had to make. Especially when it involves someone so young.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Instead of apologizing, you deflected. You said you took your tweet down because you did not want it to be used for hate, when the tweet itself was the embodiment of hatred, rooted in a lack of understanding of the danger of the situation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I don\u2019t know if this will ever reach you, but my hope is that one day I can sit down with you and talk. As a man of faith, I can have no hatred toward you. But I do feel I can help you understand the reality of the profession of policing, and that there is another side you need to hear. You are tired of Black folks dying? So am I. You hate racism and police brutality? So do I. But you cannot paint 800,000 men and women who are of all races, faiths, sexual orientations and are also mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, preachers, coaches, community members and just human with such a broad and destructive brush.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Unlike some who have dug their heals in the belief that police are inherently evil, I think if you yourself actually sat down and had a real honest and open conversation with a cop, there is a strong chance you may discover we are not the monsters you have come to believe we are, who deserve the hate and distain you have.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And even if you come away feeling the same way, I could respect it, because at least you gave the other side your ear instead of only hearing one narrative.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The offer is on the table Lebron. No cameras. No fanfare. Just two men who care talking. I know it\u2019s a long shot. But this division and hatred must stop. It\u2019s clear based on rising crime in marginalized communities that cops and the community need to build bridges to save lives on all sides. That cannot be done through the demonization of any group of people.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Just putting it out in the universe brother. Even if not me, please take the time to talk to a police officer instead of judging them. No shade. Thanks for all the positive things you do.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>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 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA star LeBron James appeared to fake getting hit in the head during a matchup on Sunday versus the Toronto Raptors, which drew a shooting foul from the referees.\u201cLate in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277260,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LJ-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: LeBron James Appears To Fake Getting Hit On Head To Draw Shooting Penalty From Refs","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LJ-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: LeBron James Appears To Fake Getting Hit On Head To Draw Shooting Penalty From Refs","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470017","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=470017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}