<p>Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are slamming NBA icon LeBron James, calling him a hypocrite for sporting the logo of an online retailer that sells Confederate merchandise. James and his fellow members of the Los Angeles Lakers wear the <a href="https://www.nba.com/lakers/wish">Wish logo</a> on their uniforms.</p>
<p>Wish, an e-commerce platform which enables consumers to reach third-party sellers, features “a wide array of Confederate-themed items including Confederate flag pillows, blankets, kids&#8217; military uniforms, portraits of Confederate generals and even anti-COVID face masks featuring the rebel flag,” according to Project 21, which has a page on its website titled, <a href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/2peo-2ej3xw-6euiti-c1sz1be0/">&#8220;We Wish LeBron Was Consistent.&#8221;</a> That page states, “LeBron <a href="https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/19507487">declared</a> ‘racism is here’ and ‘we should all know that.’ He says he sees it. He says he talks to his kids about it. He even <a href="https://twitter.com/kingjames/status/1258156220969398272?lang=en">claims</a> he’s a target. So why is he lending his reputation to Wish when they sell products like this?”</p>
<p>Project 21 member Richard Holt stated, &#8220;I wish LeBron wasn&#8217;t a hypocrite, but I guess it&#8217;s part of being on the woke Left. But let&#8217;s be even more honest here. The NBA, LeBron and all the other social justice warriors are ultimately in it for the money. I don&#8217;t think they really care about you and me if there&#8217;s a dollar to be made. So they can keep promoting state&#8217;s rights through Wish sales all they want – maybe when the South rises again they can make money on the <a href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/2peo-2ej3xw-6euith-c1sz1be9/">Robert E. Lee baseball hats</a>.&#8221;</p>
<p>Project 21 member Martin Baker added, &#8220;Prior to the start of the 2017-2018 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers <a href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/2peo-2ej3xw-6euitl-c1sz1be3/">signed</a> a three-season deal with Wish. Lakers Chief Operating Officer Tim Harris <a href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/2peo-2ej3xw-6euitm-c1sz1be4/">called</a> Wish &#8216;a company that shares our commitment to giving back to the community.&#8217; Of course, when that community is the Lakers, and it is getting $12-14 million every season for the label rights, I guess it overlooked some of the products sold by Wish that should be decried by the team&#8217;s star player. Amidst all of the controversy over the Confederate flag, will James now call out his employers – who just <a href="https://trk.cp20.com/click/2peo-2ej3xw-6euito-c1sz1be6/">extended</a> his contract through 2023 – over the products that their sponsor sells? Or is he happy just cashing his own checks? Hypocrisy, thy name is the average professional athlete.&#8221;</p>
<p>Project 21 member Donna Jackson snapped, &#8220;Let&#8217;s face it, LeBron is a publicity hog. We all can figure LeBron hasn&#8217;t done any due diligence into the practices of Wish and probably never will. LeBron likes to position himself as a social justice warrior, but his primary wishes are really to stay in the news cycle and to generate profits – for him and his sponsors. Since his activism has almost single-handedly tanked NBA ratings over the past two years, I&#8217;m sure this wish won&#8217;t become a reality.&#8221;</p>

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