About two weeks ago, LeBron James traveled to Saudi Arabia for three days and participated in an event at a basketball academy in Riyadh, the capital. We imagine that the “King” did not make the trip for free, he who had indicated that he would go and play in Saudi Arabia if he was offered the same sum (776 million dollars) that Kylian Mbappé supposedly refused at the time. moment when the situation was tense with Paris Saint-Germain.
This visit may have been shocking, given the crimes and human rights violations of which the kingdom is accused. Hatice Cengiz, the widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi, assassinated in Turkey in 2018 during an operation sponsored – according to Turkish police and an American investigation – by Saudi Prince Mohammed ben Salman, spoke at this subject in an interview for Radar.
“This is another disappointing turn of events. It is important to remember that athletes are not just athletes. Many people follow them and it is sad to see that these people forget that they have a duty of moral exemplarity in the choices they make.
LeBron James is not the first high-profile athlete to visit Saudi Arabia and footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sadio Mané have joined the local football championship this year for eye-watering salary offers. The PGA Tour, the largest golf circuit on the planet, also partnered with Saudi Arabia last summer.
“This shows that there is no limit to what money can buy. Our cherished principles of justice are for sale. No one has spoken out against what is right. This must stop so that we can not lose our humanity in the name of sport and profit”concluded Cengiz.
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Who is LeBron James in Riyadh today ???? https://t.co/seAO6oE0oq pic.twitter.com/SxIoxdomoI
— Saudi Basketball (@KSAbasket) September 5, 2023
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