Former ESPN staffer Jemele Hill defends Lebron James’ social media hiatus, says X is ‘at an all-time low’

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has taken a break from social media “for the time being” and many have shared their own opinions on this course of action by the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

It also led to some defense of James, which came in the form of former ESPN employee Jemele Hill.

Hill applauded James’ move, which he had posted on X, saying that “Twitter has become pretty much unsustainable. Selfishly, I hope he deactivates his account.”

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images)

It led to an argument in the comments under Hill’s post, with one user saying: “I think being a sore loser and actually having to engage in uncensored opposition politics really pisses off the left. It’s a soft move.”

Hill responded by saying, “You’re all under the twisted belief that exposing yourselves to constant vitriol and engaging in a-holes is some kind of badge of honor.”

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“This app is at an all-time low,” Hill added. “It’s full of racists, conspiracy theorists and morons. If that’s what you all consider intellectually stimulating, God help you.”

One X user agreed with Hill, commenting that he has an “easy answer” for those you don’t want to hear from on the app — the “block button.” The X user also said “there’s a stigma that those who lean left are snowflakes,” to which Hill responded.

“What I find funny is that the people who throw around the ‘snowflake’ term are the weakest people,” she replied. “Sorry, it’s not ‘challenging ideology’ to call someone a c— 100 times a day. And (Elon) Musk also changed the blockchain features on the platform. And again, no one owes you commitment.”

Hill has defended James recently when it came to the presidential election as well, blasting San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa for his lack of explanation in wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat in support of President-elect Donald Trump before the election Day.

James had given details about why he supported Vice President Harris in the election, saying that “having a daughter, having a wife, having a mother and those kinds of things, what (Harris) believes in when it comes to women’s rights, that’s what the future is with my children and where I see our country to be.”

Hill used James’ detailed response to why he voted for Harris to blast Bosa.

“Oh look, LeBron was asked about a public political statement he made and he explained IN DETAIL why he did it. Nick Bosa doesn’t have the guts to do this,” she said.

James’ time off from social media came after he shared the screenshot of a lengthy X-post from NBA agent Rich Kleiman that ripped national sports coverage for its negativity.

“We can all recognize that sport is the last part of society that universally brings people together. So why can’t the coverage do the same? It’s just clickbait when you say that.” Kleiman wrote at the time. “When the platform is that big, you can make the change and give us all an opportunity to escape negativity in real life. I think it’s all a waste of breath. The Olympics and JJ (Redick) and Bron’s show were the future of what this everything can and should be.”

James said “AMEN!!” to the post before sharing his decision to step away from his social platforms.

Jemele Hill (D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Advertising Week New York)

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Meanwhile, James’ Lakers have won six straight games as they start the 2024-25 season hot with a 10-4 overall record, good for third place in the Western Conference.

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