Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock, co-wrote a piece recently published in The Conversation about how LeBron James and others in the NBA put profit ahead of social justice.

Haggart writes:

“The ongoing protests in Hong Kong have captured the world’s attention. The protests began in June in response to a bill that would have allowed for the extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China, with a legal system characterized by arbitrary detention, unfair trial and torture.

Although Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam agreed to withdraw the bill, protests have continued and expanded. Protesters are now demanding, among other things, the implementation of complete universal suffrage.

While many around the world have expressed support for the protests in Hong Kong, one (quickly deleted) pro-democracy tweet in particular, from Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, has led to an unlikely international incident involving the government of China and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The incident has even managed to tarnish the reputation of basketball’s biggest star, LeBron James, in Hong Kong.”

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