LeBron James has published an op-ed in Chinese state-run media, in an apparent effort by the NBA to get relations with the communist nation back to where they were in 2019, before then-Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey’s infamous tweet of support for pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong.
James’ op-ed appeared on Monday in China’s state-run People’s Daily newspaper on the tail of his extensive tour of China’s basketball scene, in which he met players, helped critique practice sessions, met with community groups, and shook hands with civilians and officials across the country.
The Lakers star further pandered to China with his post-tour op-ed in which he called basketball a “connecting bridge” between the two countries — a bridge that also runs through his
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