When The Stigma Of 'Hypocrisy' Sticks To LeBron James

JAKARTA - LeBron James received sharp criticism from an activist for supporting George Floyd's death protest. Joshua Wong called the NBA icon a hypocrite.

James has publicly supported the protests that have been taking place in the United States since the murder of Floyd. He was even a part of the 'More than a Vote' campaign.

However, her record of a number of other human rights crises is questionable. Especially with regard to protests for democracy in Hong Kong.

Daryl Morey, manager of the Houston Rockets, made comments on social media at the height of the protests in Hong Kong. The protests prompted Chinese television to stop broadcasting certain NBA games.

This happened as the NBA was trying to break into the mainstream Chinese market. However, both James and the Los Angeles Lakers organization kept quiet about this.

"Defending democracy is very important, but LeBron James only speaks out loud in the US," activist Joshua Wong posted on Twitter.

Furthermore, Wong said James was not just silent about the Hong Kong issue. But also constantly shutting other people's mouths.

Defending democracy is vital, but @KingJames only talks loud in the US. On China, not only is he silent, he actively shuts others up. He called @dmorey "misinformed" and "not really educated" for supporting #HongKong. All he cares about is money, not human rights. Hypocritical. https://t.co/vxVMWIjsjY

- Joshua Wong 黃 之 鋒 😷 (@joshuawongcf) June 11, 2020

"He called Daryl Morey 'misinformed' and 'not really educated' to support Hong Kong," said Wong.

"All he cares about is money, not human rights. Hypocrisy."