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LeBron James Staying silent this week, controversy whirled beside a piece of Chinese state-run newspaper that he appeared on Monday.
James’ narration appears in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This work expresses appreciation to China and the Chinese people. This will mark the first time that NBA players have written an article in the Chinese government-controlled media and will be in almost six years Los Angeles Lakers Stars tore up social media posts by former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in support of Hong Kong protesters against the Chinese government.
A new report on Tuesday provided a new twist when the NBA superstar criticized and condemned the words that seemed to be his, but there were fewer answers to the work.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James (23) warmed up before his game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on January 25, 2025. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn image)
sportsciting unnamed sources, the report said James “had not written his name in the People’s Daily.” The report said James’ reporters in two Chinese cities conducted a panel interview with Nike, who was part of the “Forever Kings Tour” with Nike. Sources told the media that James’ words in the paper were accurate, “but were not submitted to anyone as a paper or opinion editorial. ”
Three Chinese translators told Athletics that the People’s Daily called James the “author” of the work, but “also pointed out that James was interviewed by a government-controlled newspaper and the work was edited by a reporter.
As James wrote an article in the People’s Daily, he was always quiet about what actually happened and how his name entered the narration of the communist paper.
Fox News Digital asked James representatives whether the near-determined Future Basketball Hall of Fame believes there is a mix between him and the people who are affiliation with the Daily People and whether James knows that his name will be on the newspaper’s narration. Fox News Digital also asked if the work was published without his knowledge.
Fox News Digital has no response. It is not clear that James himself will not publicly deny that he wrote the article, but instead relies on unnamed messages close to him to convey the message.
Meanwhile, there was a lot of criticism from James’ sidelines appearing in the exit.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lebron James (23) plays against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on January 25, 2025. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn image)
Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya slams James during Outkick’s appearance “Don’t be with Dan Dukic.”
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“The first (think) is, ‘Okay, is this true? Is this AI? Is this legal? Is this unwise?’ … It’s like malfeasance in the United States,” Tafoya says. “This is a man who defends China to the mountain. Why? Because all his sneakers are made there.”
Tafoya noted that James, like most NBA players, remained silent about the plight of Chinese Muslims. The U.S. Department of Labor released a report in 2024 about Muslims being forced to undergo “ideological indoctrination” and being forced to learn Mandarin.
When it comes to Ugr people, China has always rejected claims of human rights violations.
“And he knew nothing about China’s absolute atrocities and the fact that China wanted to destroy most of the Western world and own the planet, otherwise LeBron would like the idea,” Tafjoa added. “Maybe he went all out. Maybe that’s what he wanted. For someone who spoke very much about the history of slavery in the United States of America.
“He was certainly able to ignore the slave life that was still happening in China. I would never understand that, and I would love to sit down and interview him because I had a lot of sharp questions, but I don’t think he would ask any questions about it.”
Fox Sports Broadcaster Tim Brando also criticized James.
Brando said: “It’s a sold out Outkick’s “hot microphone”. “I didn’t care about the NBA any longer before the joint venture with China became a reality, but that only further strengthened my feeling of not caring, watching, never playing NBA games. I don’t want to be part of it.”
But James’ enthusiastic comments about his time in China will certainly help build a wear-and-out relationship between the NBA and communist countries, as Morey spoke about the protests in Hong Kong in October 2019.
He wrote in the newspaper: “I was deeply moved by the enthusiasm and kindness of my Chinese friends, and all I can do is let me express my gratitude in every game.” By Reuters. “I hope I can contribute to the development of Chinese basketball.”
this South China Morning It also pointed out that James thanked his Chinese fans for their reception.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) threw at Golden State Warriors defender Stephen Curry (30) at Chase Center on January 25, 2025. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn image)
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He wrote: “Every time I come here, my family and I are warmly welcomed. I am very moved by the hospitality and kindness of my Chinese friends. All I can do is give my all and express my gratitude to everyone.”
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