Hong Kong Protestors Voice Disappointment in LeBron James: 'He Supports Totalitarianism?'

Said one user on LIHKG: "Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights, but LeBron James supports totalitarianism?"

"Let me clear up the confusion," he wrote in one of his posts. "I do not believe there was any consideration for the consequences and ramifications of the tweet. I’m not discussing the substance. Others can talk about that." But James' clarification appears to have generated only more ridicule in Hong Kong and among those sympathetic to the city's pro-democracy movement.

The reaction to James' comments online in mainland China, meanwhile, was overwhelmingly positive. "He is the real hero of America," said one user on the Twitter-like Weibo service, calling James "an NBA friend that we can welcome in China." Thousands of similar statements supporting James have proliferated.

PamplinFilmCo The man has no conscience.

Warning: uncomfortable footage of brutal mass arrests of HongKong freedom fighters. Recommended: an educational video for our NBA friend KingJames Education: HKers fight for democracy & restore autonomy. Was promised by China in a signed Sino/British Joint Declaration. 🇭🇰

When you call somebody King, this is what you get.

He was blessed with height. He can put a ball in a hoop, something he would not be able to do so well if he was 5 ft. He graduated with a 2.5 gpa. Not a mental genius or icon.

Natcc8 I have a dream. BoycottLebron LeBronShames StandWithHongKong

Probably Nike will be next. LeBronShames standwithmorey

He doesn’t support or believe in anything. He just loves money.

Not only HongKongers are disappointed at LeBron James but all Freedom lovers... ResistBeijing antichinazi

Hello no LBJ LeBronShames

Nope he is not educated to support totalitarianism. That’s too alien for him. He’s well educated to support money money money

He represents a generation of people who might not understand the full picture of an event, yet immediately voice out to favour the rich in order to do business with them.

Money vs Freedom? antichinazi

Come on James...

LeBronJames betrayed the American values.

Does he really understand what Hongkongers are experiencing? I bet NOT otherwise he won’t say those words.

KHer hit natives,this is democracy?如果民主同意使用暴力，那各位出街要做好被人地打噶准备，咁样的民主你觉得啱吗？

Enes Kanter knows it well.

I standwithmorey oh sorry... is money

He don't care if we're disappointed or not. He can earn money from china now.

Isn't Hollywood also the same?

That's the reason that why they support a totalitarianism

KingJames is well-educated by China that $$$ is much more important than justice! Silence (to injustice) is golden! 🙄

Treerisu Hollywood, your turn to kneel to China censorship!

Well he calls himself as a KING. LeBronShames standwithmorey

Treerisu To him, a tough week! To millions of HKers, 4 fu*ming months! HKers just want our good old days back. And LBJ cares only money and fans in China who may not even know HK situation becoz of fake media in China!

Yes, he does. As long as he makes money off it & others are suffering under it instead of him, totalitarianism is just fine with Lebron.

He doesn’t think that much. He wants to earn RMB.... it’s all about money.

Hong Kong youngsters have guts to ResistBeijing, KingJames doesnt. Shame.

Lebron’s difficult week is all about the choice of making money, and the difficult week of hongkongers is all about getting arrested and sacrificing our lives for freedom and democracy. You put your stance on CCPChina is like pulling a gun to shot on Hongkongers.

Trump lock kids in jail in The frontier. Before judging chinas “totalitarian” US must look at his policies against humanity

He supports money.

Give up the brain for money.

Univeral values being eroded Totalitarianism chinazi money

He supports money since clearly, he doesn't have enough.

American people's voices are censored by the china government in their home town. What a shame! So what would have American thought? Defending their values and spirit or they sacrificed them for tasty RMB? ShameOnYou FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong

Reminder that LeBron was born in 1984.

Everybody wants the US to resue them!.... its like they won us

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