Reddit上面有人把这件事情翻出来，看来LBJ原本就是对中国很软。
底下也是很多人在酸misinformed and uneducated。
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https://bit.ly/2ONMvEF
NBA All-Star LeBron James Refuses To ‘Be A Witness’ Against Darfur Genocide
FAIZ SHAKIR MAY 24, 2007, 2:17 PM
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Ira Newble recently wrote an open letter
criticizing China’s role in the Darfur genocide, urging fellow basketball
players to pressure China to change its policy ahead of the 2008 Summer
Olympics. “China cannot be a legitimate host to the premier international
event in the sporting world─the Summer Olympic Games─while it remains
complicit in the terrible suffering and destruction that continues to this
day,” the letter stated.
骑士队的 Ira Newble 近期(指2007年当时)写了一封公开信，
批评中国在达佛(非洲苏丹的一个区域)种族屠杀中扮演的角色，
“中国不应在持续进行可怕行为的情况下，得以正当担任夏季奥运的主办国。”
While most of Newble’s teammates signed the letter, only two did not: Damon
Jones and LeBron James. James, one of the NBA’s most recognizable faces, is
a perennial all-star and was named a tri-captain of the 2006 USA World
Championship Team. In an op-ed in today’s Christian Science Monitor, NYU
history professor Jonathan Zimmerman explains the dynamics behind Jones and
James’s decision:
大多数的队员都签名，只有两人没有：Damon Jones 和 LeBron James 。
James作为NBA的大明星，是全明星和2006年美国队队长。
对此，NTY历史教授Jonathan Zimmerman表示：
James said he didn’t have enough information about the issue to take a
stand. Mr. Jones wouldn’t comment. We can choose to take them at their word,
of course — or we can follow the money. Jones has an endorsement contract
with an up-and-coming Chinese shoe and apparel company. James has a $90
million deal with Nike, which has huge business interests in China.
James 称他对于这个议题并不清楚，所以不适合表明立场。
Jones则是不予回应。我们当然可以相信他们，但是也可以观察钱的流向。
Jones即将与中国的品牌签约，James和Nike有九千万美金的合约，在中国有重大利益。
Ironically, LeBron James has not decided whether he will compete in Beijing.
But in the real battle, over Darfur, James has elected to stay on the
sidelines. That’s his right, of course. And the rest of us have the right to
call his behavior what it is.
LBJ还没决定是否会参加北京奥运(指当时)，但是在现实中James不愿牵扯进达佛议题。
这当然是他的自由，但是我们也有自由予以评论。