{"id":328363,"date":"2019-10-15T16:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T23:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=328363"},"modified":"2019-10-15T16:33:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T23:33:42","slug":"colby-covington-trashes-lebron-james-for-recent-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/colby-covington-trashes-lebron-james-for-recent-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby Covington trashes Lebron James for recent remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington has chimed in on Twitter in response to the NBA-China saga. The 31-year old took aim at Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James for his recent comments on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>In a deleted tweet, manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, said he supported pro-democracy protests in China. As China is a communist country, Morey&#8217;s comments spawned a ton of backlash and he ultimately was forced to issue an apology.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\">NBA<\/a> superstar LeBron James gave his take on Morey&#8217;s comments, where he suggested that the Houston Rockets General Manager was not educated on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>James said Morey was &#8220;misinformed&#8221; during a press conference at a pre-game interview in Los Angeles on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to get into a word or sentence feud with Daryl Morey. But I believe he wasn&#8217;t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do all have freedom of speech, but at times there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you&#8217;re not thinking about others and you&#8217;re only thinking about yourself,&#8221; he said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-50054195\">The BBC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lakers\u2019 LeBron James on NBA\u2019s China controversy: \u201cI don\u2019t want to get into a &#8230; feud with Daryl Morey but I believe he wasn\u2019t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKrMNU0dKR\">pic.twitter.com\/KKrMNU0dKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGolliver\/status\/1183917743680020480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>James&#8217; comments angered pro-democratic activists and recieved a great deal of backlash online. Last week, Hong Kong protesters gathered outside to chant support for Morey&#8217;s Twitter comments and insult the basketball player.<\/p>\n<p>LeBron James posted about the situation on Twitter. He tried to clarify that he was discussing the ramifications instead of the actual substance of Morey&#8217;s original comment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let me clear up the confusion. I do not believe there was any consideration for the consequences and ramifications of the tweet.  I\u2019m not discussing the substance.  Others can talk About that.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LeBron James (@KingJames) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1183934373671735296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;LeBron James please enlighten us with your high school education about what kind of \u201cconsequences and ramifications\u201d come from FREEDOM junior!? &#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8;&#x1f985;&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8;&#8221; <\/em>&#8211; Colby Covinvgton<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; player also rattled the cage of many Americans including UFC welterweight fighter, Colby Covington. The All-American patriot and avid <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/colby-covington-explains-how-meeting-with-trump-family-inspired-him-to-beat-robbie-lawler\/\">Trump supporter<\/a> frequently shares his thoughts on political and social issues. He called out the basketball player and highlighted the importance of freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColbyCovMMA\/status\/1184165597065699328<\/p>\n<p>The NBA has a huge Chinese following and has struggled to adapt to the outrage. As a consequence, some Chinese partnerships including broadcast and sponsorship deals are suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Colby Covington&#8217;s response to LeBron James&#8217; tweet? Sound off in the comments below at Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colby Covington has chimed in on Twitter in response to the NBA-China saga. The 31-year old took aim at Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James for his recent comments on the situation. In a deleted tweet, manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, said he supported pro-democracy protests in China. 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