“LeBron James is More Important to Society Than Elon Musk”: NBA Twitter Reacts as Lakers Star Fears of Twitter Growing More Racist

Akash Murty | 30/10/2022
"LeBron James is More Important to Society Than Elon Musk": NBA Twitter Reacts as Lakers Star Fears of Twitter Growing More Racist

The world was already a menace that grows messier each day, even without Elon Musk buying Twitter. But then it had to get even messier because, who cares, right? Well, NBA superstar LeBron James, for one, does care, or so he says.

Musk took some massive steps as soon as completing the take-over of the social media platforms for $44 billion in cash. He fired the CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, Sean Edgett (general counsel), and Vijaya Gadde (Head of legal) who was responsible for Donald Trump’s ban from Twitter.

What started as a joke probably on the Joe Rogan podcast when the topic of Trump’s ban came up, really happened, as Musk completed this massive purchase seeking to fulfill his intentions of promoting free speech.

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Now free speech will also definitely bring in hate speech of all kinds, and race is the one type that James is fearful of spreading like a wildfire.

LeBron James feels troubled about the increase in the use of the N-word and racism in general that will come along with the Elon Musk Twitter

The Lakers star Tweeted out on Saturday in a response to a post that had a Business Insider article report that said a social media research group told the Washington Post that the use of the N-word increased by 500% after Musk’s takeover on Thursday.

Now, the way he started might have been an offense to most of the people who are a fan of the Tesla juggernaut because they didn’t hold back in showing “The King” his place.

Some were in his support as well.

 

What is LeBron trying here after his silence on the Nike-China problem?

A few months back, the 20-year NBA veteran was in the midst of a high-profile attempt of derailing his stature in the world as one of the greatest athletes because of his silence on the reports of sportswear giants using slave labor in China.

Now, he is surrounding himself amid a debate that will be a huge talking point for the next few days, months, or even years. His intentions? Only he knows.

But in the midst of a pathetic start to his NBA season, he wouldn’t have wanted to be surrounded by this at any cost.

Let us see him taking the stance works which way, whether the use of that word, antisemitism or any other type of racism increases or decreases.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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