Are Lebron James’ Alleged Remarks About Jews Anti-Semitic?
- Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:25pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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It’s no secret that LeBron James has become one of the most unpopular professional athletes in the world, and the most hated in the NBA. While league play has been suspended in the midst of a labor dispute, James has not taken a strike from tarnishing his image. TMZ reports today that James has been accused of making some anti-semitic remarks while playing a friendly pickup game at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Ohio:
“But after the game, LBJ was verbally accosted by a man who worked at the kosher sandwich shop inside the center — who claims he heard LeBron telling his buddies, ‘These Jews suck at basketball.’
The man tells TMZ … he definitely fired off some choice words to King James — including, ‘Princess James Get out of Cleveland’ and ‘F**k you, you ruined the NBA.’”
KERO reports that a member of the team James was playing on, which crushed their opponents, said the claims of anti-Semitic remarks were “nonsense” and that the small forward couldn’t have been nicer.
The man who accused James of the remark has reportedly been suspended from his job for 3 days over the verbal attack.
TMZ pointed out that James has worked positively with Jews in the past, including an August 2o1o meeting with Rabbi Yishayahu Yosef Pinto, known by some as the “Rabbi to Business Stars,” for spiritual guidance before a “big merchandising meeting.”
The NBA has been quick to discipline players who have made discriminatory remarks towards the LGBTQ community. The league fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 last season because he called a referee a “fu*****fa**ot!” after receiving a technical foul.
If the allegations against James are true, we will keep up to date on how the league decides to approach the matter.
However, do you believe that ”These Jews suck at basketball,” is even an anti-Semitic remark? Perhaps considering that James was playing in a Jewish community center, could he have made the comment without prejudice but only arrogance in accessing the players he was playing against and the outcome of the game?
Tell us what you think:
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Comments (91)
AwakenedGiant
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:03pmLeBron James is a jerk, I am sorry, how many HERE would allow themselves to be referred to as KING? Anyone?
With the talent that has preceded him like Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Larry Bird, he needs a ONLY HOUR, “The Decision” to tell the WURL where he is taking his TALENTS? Give me a break, this is an egotistical narcisstic overpaid no NBA title loser that is propped up by the liberal media led by ESPN. Basketball will go bankrupt, its not what it once was mark my words.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:26pmThe headline could have read
“Are Obama’s remarks about BEBE Anti-semetic.”
Report Post »Taxpayer550
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:04pmJames invective is a blanket statement about Jewish people, therefore it is anti-Semitic. If he had criticized a Jewish person for being lousy at basketball simply because he/she didn’t have the ability, it would not have been anti-Semitic.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:46pm@Taxpayer
‘These Jews suck at basketball.’
What does “these” mean? A specific group. What group was he talking about? The Jews they just stomped on the basketball court…
He didn’t say ALL Jews suck at basketball, he said THESE Jews suck at basketball…..
Realize your false ”anti-Semitism” claims only make people ignore true claims when they occur.
He was right, that group of Jews sucked at basketball. Deal with it…
Report Post »smackdown33
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:50pmWhining Jews. Everything is anti-Semitic. They’re as bad as blacks, always wanting to be a victim. Hell, they even have an organization that specializes in advertising and selling the concept of antisemitism. It’s called the ADL.
The whining is getting old and overused. Besides, what LBJ said is true.
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:58pmWhy are the Jews, BLacks, Wetbacks, Muslims, Catholics exempt from FREE SPEACH? As a white Protestant Christian American since 1609 I have to filter everything I say and do. To He(( with you people get out my COUNTRY, if you see me face to face I will spit in your face. All of you SUCK at being Constitutional American Patriots, it is not all about you!!!!!
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:01pmWOW! AwakenedGiant
Report Post »Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:03pm
IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE AN ANTI-BLACK
NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:10pmJEWS SUCK at being American Patriots and I have tried to get them to say on this blog and FB that they love American Protestant Chrisitans and not one has answered and I know why, they are haters of anything not THEM. I pulling my support of Israel due to their Prejudice, go home and protect YOUR country, Protestant Christians made this one
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:46pm@NoRoomForSocialismHere I see your point.
However, I would only say this.
I’m tired of all this political correctness driven by the Left and their liberal sensitivity, “must not offend others” BS! If I say “I don’t like Mexican food”, am I a racist and anti-Mexican? If I say my Muslim co workers are annoying, am I an Islamophobe? This crap is getting ridiculous. How was Cain Valesquez, an MMA fighter, able to compete in a match while having a “brown pride” tattoo across his chest and spout that he was going to fight for “la raza” and Mexico? Why was he not demeaned and hated by the Media? Oh, right, because he was a “Lantin-American”. If he was a white competitor with a “white pride” tattoo on his chest and spouting comments that he was going to fight for his race and America, he would be labeled a racist, bigot, xenophobe and who knows what other slur.
Now, back on topic. LeBron is an arrogant fool who doesn’t know what Basketball is all about.
Report Post »Warrior4Zion
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 7:38pmI”m more concerned over the vile filthy profanity coming from the Jewish owned sandwhich shop… ughhh
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 7:49pmThats is true Colt1860
Report Post »Keggs1961
Posted on November 15, 2011 at 9:39amI am so sick of these whining “Jews”, mentioning the word Jew in any context is now anti-Semitic? Here is a thought for the Jews…treat the non-Jews with respect for a change. Start with the Palestinians!
Report Post »AwakenedGiant
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:59pmI notice the tally above and was kind of surprised
So its ok, to say, These WHITES, they really SUCK. But it would have been OK, if he was playing in a WHITE neighborhood? (of course there are no WHITE Community Centers, that wouldn’t be allowed or wanted, I mean, its not like WHITES have the Miss White America pagent, like there is a Miss Black America http://www.missblackamerica.com/Index2b.html )
THESE BLACKS, they really suck?, if I am in a BLACK community center?
I’m not so sure.
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:04pmANYONE against a WHITE PROTESTANT CHRISITAN AMERICAN Constitutional Patriot of 401 yrs SUCKS and you are a racist pig
Report Post »AwakenedGiant
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 9:06pmIsn’t it funny? I was making a point, saying These Jews Suck at Basketball isn’t racist, but using an analogy and saying These Blacks Suck at Basketball, IS RACIST? See the point I was making?
Very narrow minded of you NOROOM
Report Post »wildwood
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:50pmHow much does James know about the history of the Jews????? I say very little,
Report Post »UrbanCombatSurvivor
Posted on November 15, 2011 at 2:13amHow does their history have anything at all to do with their ability(or lack of) in the game of basketball? How is it racist to state the truth? How many professional basketball players are jews?
Come back to REALITY people. The truth doesn’t make you racist, your opinions BASED on the truth might, but the truth itself does not.
Report Post »chump
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:50pmHow many players will get arrested between now and next year’s season opener?
50 over -150
Report Post »under +140
13th Imam
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:10pmWho cares.
Report Post »adiabat
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:37pmA lot of 20 to 50 year old aged Jewish men play basketball. (I am the exception.) Some are good, some not. LeBron has played at most of the Jewish centers in Northern Ohio… I think he was just taking a friendly ‘shot’ at the Mandel boychiks. (The guys who played against him have a story to tell for the ages.)
Report Post »Nonetheless, after what he did to CLE, he shouldn’t even open his mouth.
SquidVetOhio
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:32pmI’m not jewish but as a white man, I admit we mostly suck at basketball. I’m also a Cavs fan so I have no love lost on Lebron. But come on guys, let’s lighten up! You know what jews are good at? OWNING BASKETBALL TEAMS. I’d rather have that skill!
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 7:47pmWhtieman invented BBall right?
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:24pmWho cares? They are ALL overpaid children anways!
Report Post »Teapartycorner.com
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 6:02pmTo say they are over paid to me is wrong. Michael Jordan at his peak I think made around a 125 million dollars a year. Sounds like a lot right? Well considering his name generated around 10 billion a year he was only paid a little over 1% of what his name generated. So to say he was over paid is a tad bit off to me.
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:24pmYea yea…..and blacks suck at swimming.
Report Post »Findalis
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:02pmAnd Ice Hockey. Have you ever seen a Black guy play Ice Hockery?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 8:36pmThey will never hit a black puck. Now if they have black ice and a white puck, they would excell.
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 9:07pmthere is someone who played on the Calgary Flames a few years back…. IGNALIA i think his name was…. he was black and he raped all those white boys on the ice…. was the a HERMAN CAIN REFERENCE, i dont know. but if i was msnbc i would make a joke here to imply it and move on…
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:23pmWho cares? They are ALL overpayed children anyways!!
Report Post »Kiba
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:17pmI hear he cant get a date, even with all of his millions. Why? He dribbles before he shoots!
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:14pmIs it anti-Semitic to call a Jew a Jew?
Or is it Anti-Semitic to say these players suck at basketball?
Come on seriously?
If you say anything about a person who practices Judaism or a Judaism descendent you are labeled “anti-Semitic”…. That in itself is arrogance and leads to blowback.
I’m no fan of Lebron but this is absolutely absurd.
@CHRIS SANTARELLI
“Rabbit to Business Stars,”
Is the Rabbi really called “Rabbit”? Might wanna edit that before you are labeled anti-Semitic for calling a Rabbi a Rabbit! Ha!
Report Post »urethra franklin
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:21pmDid you see “Rabbit”… or did you see “Rabbi to the…”
Report Post »My guess is that you might have smoked a little too much in Muskogee.
Okie from Muskogee
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 4:39pm@Urethra Franklin
Considering I copied and pasted it from the article, I saw “Rabbit”…..Chris edited his simple typo…
I don’t smoke anything and it appears you should stop guessing because you suck at it.
Now go play….
Report Post »paulusmaximus
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:13pmJames is a brat made by the sports crazy mass, he has been pampered most of his life. He does do a lot for children and minorities, but his ego is larger then life.
Report Post »Kiba
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:12pmAnd a filthy rich one at that.
Report Post »Kiba
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:12pmOh save your breath. Like anyone is gonna say anything about a black person making racist remarks, yea right. Dont you know, they are allowed to do that. Man where you all been the last 50 yrs.? You all been to the Al “shake-down” Sharpton school of fairness or something?
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:03pmLebron James went to Miami because he wouldn’t have to dish out a ton of cash in BS taxes in other cities/ states. I could give a crap about this guy and what he says. He plays basketball…“so”.
Report Post »Kiba
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:15pmI agree, if he had to actually work for a living he would starve. Meaning something that would require some reading and writing and such. He can prolly count only when he is dribbling.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:20pmLebron is a ONE PERCENTER and black so……….he can say anything HE WANTS
Report Post »SmallGovBigGuns
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:01pmi bet the heat would have paid any jew to play in your place during the finals last year. go hold another pre season dance-a-thon la la loser
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:51pmI doubt James even understands what a Jew is.
Report Post »Sandy
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:51pmLebron, Obummer wants you to pay more taxes…….. where is it? pony up mr. millionaire……… I can’t jump like you, I can’t play basketball like you but I want part of your wealth………… hand it over or Obummer will send the IRS after you!!!!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:56pmEveryone loves the “spread the wealth” philosophy until they have to spread their wealth.
Report Post »Lateris
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:49pmnope- hes just lame.
Report Post »thatguymaddow
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:49pmWould it be racist to say that blacks really suck at speaking english? There’s your answer.
Report Post »2SENSEWORTH
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 3:11pm“Munce. Tice. Fee Tines A Mady.”
“Wookin’ Pa Nub in all da wong paces. Wookin ‘ Pa Nub.”
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:47pmThe PC Police seem to have indoctrinated both Left & Right!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:45pm.
Are Lebron James’ Alleged Remarks About Jews Anti-Semitic?
Not as long as you can call him a “Nappy Headed Fool”………………..
Report Post »Gypsy One
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:44pmJames left Cleveland as a bully-type player who held no regard for Clevelanders or their investment in him; however, in this case, I do believe he was simply being arrogant as he usually is. He is paid too much to be a regular guy and apparently has forgotten from where he came. It’s too bad really. For him.
Report Post »SanMoo
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:42pmJames is worse than you think! I was a former fan. What an idiot. He has no respect for anyone but himself! Ugh….glad he is out of Cleveland.
Report Post »geonj
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:40pmsubstitute the “n” word, you know that hateful word that the african american community owns, for jew, and then answer the question.
Report Post »warveteran
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:46pmHeck. Just put black in there and watch the uproar.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on November 14, 2011 at 2:49pmSo Jews don’t like being called Jews?
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