James hits back at Ibrahimovic criticism of political activism

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Friday fired back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic and vowed to never stay silent about social causes after he was criticised by the AC Milan forward for sticking his nose into politics.

Ibrahimovic in an interview on Thursday said sportspeople like four-time NBA champion James, who has been one of the NBA’s leading voices against racial injustice and police brutality, should avoid making the mistake of getting involved in political matters and instead focus on only sports.

“I’ll use my platform to continue to shed light on everything that’s going on around this country and around the world. There’s no way I would ever just stick to sports, because I understand how powerful this platform and my voice is.”

 

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LeBron is a hypocrite. He stands with BLM and then does not condone CCP for pure monetary gain.

who is ibrahimovic? 🤔🤔🤔

When he was asked about tensions within China and Hong Kong he was not that outspoken as Daryl Morey. Double standards 🤷‍♂️

Relativt säker på att Zlatan inte bryr sig om vad andra tycker och tänker.

Very educated mind? His people? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Shut up and dribble. What’s hilarious is he thinks he’s well-read and well-spoken on political issues. He’s not. He’s also a hypocrite... silent on atrocities committed by his Chinese “owners”.

none of these athletes r risking anything, kap got booted, arthur ashe, etc today’s media culture now creates a safe space for these athletes to say something on twitter while generating wealth for themselves and corp partners

Free country, he can say whatever he wants. But it’s a low bar if you take too seriously the views on complex political or social issues from any athlete or coach or sports journalist. Fellow Non-expert citizens.

Ibrahimovic lives in space and not affected by things happening on earth. Sport personalities are citizens first, with families and friends in societies,all subjected to and accountable for making sure justice prevails always. Only fools cut themselves off reality

Lebron is a man without a brain. Period.

Where’s the condemnation of the CCP?

Who's side are you?

Lebron is a fucking legend

LeBron plays the activist role he wants to from the privileged position of money and power and the echo of mass media. BLM

Never mind that self aggrandizing pillock Le Bron he's all about himself.

Ibrahimovic is a man without a brain - Period!

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