James declared to all the staff in the conference room that it would be extremely irresponsible for the players to undertake the task of speaking at that moment if the league leaders remained silent and could not explain clearly to the media. As tourists in China, players have to face a complicated problem involving race, social economy and politics. After meeting with Xiao Hua and James, he presided over a meeting of 38 players from the two teams of the Lakers Nets. He told everyone that he hoped the two teams would respond in exactly the same way. James's original intention was to protect these players from this almost insoluble public relations conflict.
According to Dave Mike Menamin, a famous journalist, James directly pointed out the double standards of the alliance at the meeting. If a player sends a similar Weibo, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses to the league, then the player will be punished. It is the general manager of the team who sends this Weibo now. Why not be punished?
After returning to the United States, James talked openly about the Morey incident. He thinks that Morey may have been misled by the wrong information, or he didn't know enough about the current situation to send this Weibo. At the same time, James also pointed out that although everyone has freedom of speech, don't talk about it if you don't know enough about it. Because it will bring you trouble and hurt others physically, mentally and economically.
After James first responded to the Morey incident, cyber violence swept through and was sprayed as the first hot search for American extreme fans. Hong Kong thugs started burning his jersey. The next day, James talked about the Morey incident again. He didn't change his mind under the pressure of public opinion like Harden, but took a firmer stance, claiming that if you have sympathy for something, you can talk about it, which is no problem. If you don't know enough about it, don't say it.
James's remarks don't want to be heard by some people. They think James is on China's side in spirit. In fact, when James is in two completely opposite ideologies, whatever he says will inevitably offend one of them. Although James's views are impartial, just because of the words "Morey may be misled" and "Don't say if you don't know enough", many Americans have branded him and bowed to the RMB.
James is well aware of the consequences of saying it. The Wall Street Journal wrote that James's reputation and personal status built in the league over the past decade collapsed overnight. Then why did James talk about the Morey incident? He can choose to be silent and play by himself. Once you speak, your future and money will be negatively affected. Some American fans and even some journalists think that James succumbed to the RMB, and its voice is for money and the China market.
Compared with Curry's endorsement of domestic mobile phone brand vivo, Kobe's endorsement of Lenovo's mobile phone and Kuzma's endorsement of Dicos, James has almost no endorsement cooperation with China brand. According to Forbes statistics, James received a dividend of $32 million from Nike last year, a large part of which came from his sports shoes. Most of James China's market income comes from these dividends. Most of James's commercial and economic industries are located in the United States. So his market in China is nothing compared with the business empire he will build in the United States in the future. Comments on the Morey incident may leave an indelible shadow on the James industry. So James's conspiracy theory of targeting the China market has not been broken.
Why are you making noise? James said, "I have always assumed my responsibility to the players, and that is to protect the players." I have always done this. " I never speak for myself or my own interests, and I will always remember this. I will try my best to understand the situation and then speak my true thoughts, just to keep the purest heart and speak for more people. "