'China's mouthpiece has spoken': LeBron James defends suspended ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski

Greg P. | 8:54 PM on July 12, 2020

It appears NBA star LeBron James wants ESPN to lift the suspension of Adrian Wojnarowski after he tweeted the f-word at Sen. Josh Hawley:

#FreeWOJ!! ????

— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 12, 2020

As we told you earlier, Sen. Hawley himself criticized ESPN over the suspension:

.@espn don’t suspend a reporter, ask tough questions of @NBA about their pro-#China, anti-America bias. Start reporting for goodness sake https://t.co/No0rG4mS1L

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 12, 2020

But Sen. Hawley has a different message now for LeBron. How about a “#FreeHongKong” tweet King James?

Now try #FreeHongKong https://t.co/NbdZ1fIpPO

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 12, 2020

What stunning hypocrisy from LeBron, however:

The subtext here is amazing. LeBron apparently believes that Woj got a raw deal over Hawley, who was criticizing the NBA for not standing up to China. When LeBron was asked about China, he initially criticized Daryl Morey for speaking up about Hong Kong.

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 12, 2020

He’s earned EVERY ONE of these responses:

So predictably hypocritical:@dmorey saying "fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong" to support human rights = UNEDUCATED!@wojespn saying "fuck you" to a Senator worried about Chinese influence in the US sports industry = NICE!

Justice matters only when you don't lose money. https://t.co/HpqAXTHAcZ

— Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 ? (@joshuawongcf) July 13, 2020