{"id":552568,"date":"2021-06-04T13:21:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=552568"},"modified":"2021-06-04T13:21:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T17:21:16","slug":"hypocrite-happy-just-cashing-his-own-checks-black-leadership-network-slams-lebron-for-connection-with-confederate-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrite-happy-just-cashing-his-own-checks-black-leadership-network-slams-lebron-for-connection-with-confederate-merchandise\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hypocrite,\u2019 \u2018Happy Just Cashing His Own Checks\u2019: Black Leadership Network Slams LeBron For Connection With Confederate Merchandise"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fhypocrite-happy-just-cashing-his-own-checks-black-leadership-network-slams-lebron-for-connection-with-confederate-merchandise%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=552568&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\/06\/LeBron.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are slamming NBA icon LeBron James, calling him a hypocrite for sporting the logo of an online retailer that sells Confederate merchandise. James and his fellow members of the Los Angeles Lakers wear the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/lakers\/wish\">Wish logo<\/a> on their uniforms.<\/p>\n<p>Wish, an e-commerce platform which enables consumers to reach third-party sellers, features \u201ca wide array of Confederate-themed items including Confederate flag pillows, blankets, kids\u2019 military uniforms, portraits of Confederate generals and even anti-COVID face masks featuring the rebel flag,\u201d according to Project 21, which has a page on its website titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/trk.cp20.com\/click\/2peo-2ej3xw-6euiti-c1sz1be0\/\">\u201cWe Wish LeBron Was Consistent.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0That page states, \u201cLeBron\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip\/_\/id\/19507487\">declared<\/a>\u00a0\u2018racism is here\u2019 and \u2018we should all know that.\u2019 He says he sees it. He says he talks to his kids about it. He even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingjames\/status\/1258156220969398272?lang=en\">claims<\/a>\u00a0he\u2019s a target. So why is he lending his reputation to Wish when they sell products like this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Project 21 member\u00a0Richard Holt stated, \u201cI wish LeBron wasn\u2019t a hypocrite, but I guess it\u2019s part of being on the woke Left. But let\u2019s be even more honest here. The NBA, LeBron and all the other social justice warriors are ultimately in it for the money. I don\u2019t think they really care about you and me if there\u2019s a dollar to be made. So they can keep promoting state\u2019s rights through Wish sales all they want \u2013 maybe when the South rises again they can make money on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trk.cp20.com\/click\/2peo-2ej3xw-6euith-c1sz1be9\/\">Robert E. Lee baseball hats<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Project 21 member Martin Baker added, \u201cPrior to the start of the 2017-2018 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trk.cp20.com\/click\/2peo-2ej3xw-6euitl-c1sz1be3\/\">signed<\/a>\u00a0a three-season deal with Wish. Lakers Chief Operating Officer Tim Harris\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trk.cp20.com\/click\/2peo-2ej3xw-6euitm-c1sz1be4\/\">called<\/a>\u00a0Wish \u2018a company that shares our commitment to giving back to the community.\u2019 Of course, when that community is the Lakers, and it is getting $12-14 million every season for the label rights, I guess it overlooked some of the products sold by Wish that should be decried by the team\u2019s star player. Amidst all of the controversy over the Confederate flag, will James now call out his employers \u2013 who just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/trk.cp20.com\/click\/2peo-2ej3xw-6euito-c1sz1be6\/\">extended<\/a>\u00a0his contract through 2023 \u2013 over the products that their sponsor sells? Or is he happy just cashing his own checks? Hypocrisy, thy name is the average professional athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Project 21 member Donna Jackson snapped, \u201cLet\u2019s face it, LeBron is a publicity hog. We all can figure LeBron hasn\u2019t done any due diligence into the practices of Wish and probably never will. LeBron likes to position himself as a social justice warrior, but his primary wishes are really to stay in the news cycle and to generate profits \u2013 for him and his sponsors. Since his activism has almost single-handedly tanked NBA ratings over the past two years, I\u2019m sure this wish won\u2019t become a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>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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