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LeBron James: NFL owners are ‘old white men’ with a ‘slave mentality’ toward players
Posted on 12/21/18 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 12/21/18 at 9:59 pm
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For LeBron James, the fundamental difference between the NBA and the NFL is the level of respect shown players by the respective leagues and their team owners. The Lakers forward, who in recent years has become an increasingly outspoken advocate for professional athletes on matters of race and politics, took the NFL and its owners to task on the latest episode of “The Shop,” which aired Friday on HBO.
“In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality," James said. “And it’s like, ‘This is my team. You do what the f--- I tell y’all to do. Or we get rid of y’all.’”
James, a four-time NBA MVP, made the comments in an extended conversation with his business partner Maverick Carter, Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley, and the actor/rapper Ice Cube.
“I’m so appreciative in our league of our commissioner [Adam Silver],” James continued. “He doesn’t mind us having ... a real feeling and to be able to express that. It doesn’t even matter if Adam agrees with what we are saying, he at least wants to hear us out. As long as we are doing it in a very educational, non-violent way, then he’s absolutely okay with it.”
As Friday’s conversation on “The Shop” continued, James noted the central role that NBA and NFL players have held in growing their respective sports and suggested that NFL owners prioritize short-term results over the long-term success of individual players.
“The players are who make the ship go,” he said. “We make it go. Every Sunday, without Todd Gurley and without Odell Beckham Jr., without those players, those guys, there is no football. And it’s the same in the NBA. ... The difference between the NBA and the NFL: the NBA [cares about] what we believe [a player] can be, the potential. In the NFL, it’s what can you do for me this Sunday or this Monday or this Thursday. And if you ain’t it, we moving on.”
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Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:02 pm to Bench McElroy
Ok. Cool
frick LeBron
frick LeBron
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:04 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:It pisses me off that so many kids look up to this idiot.
‘This is my team. You do what the f--- I tell y’all to do. Or we get rid of y’all.’”
Spoiler Alert: LeBron, thats how the real world works.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:05 pm to Bench McElroy
Poliboard
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:07 pm to Bench McElroy
Slaves didn't earn money. But ok. Keep destroying your legacy there Bron bron...
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:07 pm to SpartyGator
I do find it interesting that people side with management the majority of the time
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:08 pm to Bench McElroy
He should shut his mouth and just dribble his ball
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:10 pm to Bench McElroy
Poor slaves making a minimum of half a million a year to work out and sit the bench. And a bunch of other poor ones making six figures on the practice squad working out and playing scout team. Must be a tough life to live.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:12 pm to WestCoastAg
quote:I side with whoever I think it right. Sometimes it’s the little guy, and sometimes it’s the big guy.
I do find it interesting that people side with management the majority of the time
And I can’t roll my eyes hard enough at LeBron’s idiocy.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:13 pm to WestCoastAg
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I do find it interesting that people side with management the majority of the time
I think most people recognize that if you own a business you have the right to run it as you see fit.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:13 pm to Bench McElroy
Really interested to see the woke sports board spin this
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:16 pm to Bench McElroy
I hate him so much for his SJW bullshite.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:16 pm to Bench McElroy
Jordan still the GOAT
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:16 pm to Bench McElroy
frick he’s an insufferable dude.
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:17 pm to beaverfever
LeBron is really a dirty piece of shite
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:18 pm to Bench McElroy
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. As long as we are doing it in a very educational
Says the guy who doesnt have a high school education
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:18 pm to Bench McElroy
Bron bron fits in so well with the rest of the LA libtards
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:20 pm to Bench McElroy
The word "white" so distasteful to him. What a world we live in
Posted on 12/21/18 at 10:20 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:In the NBA they got a bunch of young black men on teams and they got that ghetto mentality," “And they’re like, ‘This is my team. Imma do what the f--- I wanna do. Y’all can’t stop me.”
In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality," James said. “And it’s like, ‘This is my team. You do what the f--- I tell y’all to do. Or we get rid of y’all.’”
See how racist it sounds if I just flip it a little bit?
This post was edited on 12/22/18 at 8:13 am
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