A popular team leader of the National Basketball Association (NBA) supported the demonstration in Hong Kong, and another popular player said, “There is certainly freedom of expression, but there are many negative effects. There is. " Perceived as an advocacy of China's advocacy, in Hong Kong, the player's uniform developed into a commotion that burned.
The speaker was LeBron James (34) from the Los Angeles Lakers who won the best player (MVP) four times. Socio-political remarks have been supported in the past, such as blame for US President Trump.
James said in support of the Hong Kong demonstration before the opening game in California on 14th, mentioning the Twitter contribution of Houston Rockets GM that China repelled. "I didn't understand the situation correctly, he opened his mouth."
On the other hand, there was a strong backlash in the US and Hong Kong, with Hong Kong demonstrators telling the British Guardian, "James moved for his money. That's it."
James explained that the remark was about the general influence of tweets. On his own Twitter, he said, “I didn't talk about the substance of the problem. That's what other people should do.” (Hiroo Toda)