From WSJopinion: Lebron James might hate the comparison, but his comments on Hong Kong are remarkably similar to Donald Trump’s
Holding up sports stars as moral arbiters is usually a mistake, as the case of basketball star LeBron James and Hong Kong demonstrates. The man who lectures America on its many sins went soft this week on the People’s Republic of China.
The brawl between the National Basketball Association and China began Oct. 4 when Daryl Morey, the Houston Rockets general manager, tweeted an image “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.” Beijing was furious and retaliated against the Rockets and NBA, which has enormous commercial interests...
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