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LeBron Tweets #FreeWoj, Which Would’ve Been Astonishing Once Upon a Time
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Ubiquitous
Jul 13, 2020, 9:06:51 AM7/13/20
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#FreeWoj has been trending on Twitter pretty much since immediately after
Outkick first reported that Adrian Wojnarowski was suspended by ESPN for
emailing "fuck you" to Senator Josh Hawley in response to an email about the
NBA and China.
A number of NBA players including Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, Enes
Kanter, Anthony Tolliver, Jamal Murray, Spencer Dinwiddie, Myles Turner, and
Bam Adebayo expressed their support with or in response to this hashtag, but
nothing has been quite like LeBron James weighing in:
#FreeWOJ!! ????
- LeBron James (@KingJames) July 12, 2020
This wouldn't be crazy in a vacuum right now. LeBron criticized Daryl Morey
for speaking up for Hong Kong protestors (a tweet that, ironically in the
context of this current story, Wojnarowski liked and cost himself
considerable business in China) and is vocally anti-Trump. However, the fact
that this happened considering Wojnarowski wrote a number of SCATHING columns
about him years ago at Yahoo Sports is pretty astonishing for anyone who
remembers reading them.
The enemy of my enemy, etc.
In case you're somehow new to this story, Senator Hawley tagged Outkick in
the tweet where he shared the photo of Wojnarowski responding "Fuck you":
Don't criticize #China or express support for law enforcement to
@espn. It makes them real mad ?@Outkick? pic.twitter.com/WJDxrotUBD
- Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 10, 2020
Woj apologized soon after the photo was shared:
pic.twitter.com/wsBNk9Jv2y
- Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 10, 2020
Senator Hawley told Outkick partner Jason Whitlock that he wanted actions,
not apologies.
ESPN was in an impossible spot here, and suspended Wojnarowski. With LeBron,
a number of NBA players and even some colleagues like Jay Williams, Booger
McFarland, and Maria Taylor tweeting in support of Wojnarowski over the past
couple days, it is arguable that he will emerge from his suspension in a
position of even greater strength after all this dust has settled.
--
"It took a worldwide pandemic. It took a 35% plunge in the stock
market. It took quarantining. It took many small businesses closing. It
took canceling practically everything, to bring the USA economy back to
the Obama high mark."
Outkick first reported that Adrian Wojnarowski was suspended by ESPN for
emailing "fuck you" to Senator Josh Hawley in response to an email about the
NBA and China.
A number of NBA players including Lou Williams, Patrick Beverley, Enes
Kanter, Anthony Tolliver, Jamal Murray, Spencer Dinwiddie, Myles Turner, and
Bam Adebayo expressed their support with or in response to this hashtag, but
nothing has been quite like LeBron James weighing in:
#FreeWOJ!! ????
- LeBron James (@KingJames) July 12, 2020
This wouldn't be crazy in a vacuum right now. LeBron criticized Daryl Morey
for speaking up for Hong Kong protestors (a tweet that, ironically in the
context of this current story, Wojnarowski liked and cost himself
considerable business in China) and is vocally anti-Trump. However, the fact
that this happened considering Wojnarowski wrote a number of SCATHING columns
about him years ago at Yahoo Sports is pretty astonishing for anyone who
remembers reading them.
The enemy of my enemy, etc.
In case you're somehow new to this story, Senator Hawley tagged Outkick in
the tweet where he shared the photo of Wojnarowski responding "Fuck you":
Don't criticize #China or express support for law enforcement to
@espn. It makes them real mad ?@Outkick? pic.twitter.com/WJDxrotUBD
- Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 10, 2020
Woj apologized soon after the photo was shared:
pic.twitter.com/wsBNk9Jv2y
- Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 10, 2020
Senator Hawley told Outkick partner Jason Whitlock that he wanted actions,
not apologies.
ESPN was in an impossible spot here, and suspended Wojnarowski. With LeBron,
a number of NBA players and even some colleagues like Jay Williams, Booger
McFarland, and Maria Taylor tweeting in support of Wojnarowski over the past
couple days, it is arguable that he will emerge from his suspension in a
position of even greater strength after all this dust has settled.
--
"It took a worldwide pandemic. It took a 35% plunge in the stock
market. It took quarantining. It took many small businesses closing. It
took canceling practically everything, to bring the USA economy back to
the Obama high mark."
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