King James Is Right: We All Could Stand To ‘Wait a Week’ To Share Wrong Opinions

The problem with China and Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey involves pretty much everyone related to the NBA, and the situation escalated quickly. Morey took to Twitter to express his support for Hong Kong protesters, and China wanted to suspend the preseason games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. The games were played, but most of the events NBA players had scheduled in China were canceled. LeBron James shared his opinion about the problem and faced serious backlash.

Things can get really messy on social media. LeBron’s opinion on Morey and China became the story of the year, and people turned against the Lakers superstar.

According to Forbes’ John Brandon, LeBron’s “could have waited a week” tweet was sort of ridiculous for some people.

“However, it’s interesting that LeBron may have landed on a peculiar discovery,” he added. “That most of us are guilty of speaking out of turn, and we are often wrong. We don’t wait. Social media gives us a platform to speak our minds but most of us should probably hold back and reel it in a little. We should take a pause.”

He went on explaining that some actions really should not wait a week. We need to go ahead and take some action, regardless of the consequences. We need to act when there is an injustice. But, we do need to form our opinion before acting. We have to think before sending an email or calling someone. Social media? That can definitely wait, because things can get really messy.

LeBron may be wrong about Hong Kong protesters and Daryl Morey, but he is definitely right about social media posts. We need to let the idea simmer before unleashing on social media.

“What is less urgent is sharing our own opinions when they are not quite fully formed yet. I’m an advocate for the basic rule of waiting to send an email, make a phone call, or post on social media. Let it simmer. LeBron is wrong about the protests but right about social media posts and that it is sometimes better to deliberate and let an idea stew for a while. Usually, it simmers and cools.”