LeBron James Criticized for Touching Kate Middleton

Do treat treat you girlfiends (a stretch I know) mother the same as your good ol' friends down the bar.

It's interesting that people who have nothing in there lives are so proud of their country. Wow, you are such a great person becasue you happen to live in the US of A - what an achievement.

Lebron James main talent is knecking steroids to predominate in a freak show sport other countries have no interest in

Doclove wrote:

a freak show sport other countries have no interest in

Here are a few leagues that are NOT the NBA.

Africa

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup

National Leagues

Algeria

Algerian Super Division

South Africa

Basketball National League

Americas[edit]

FIBA Americas League

National Leagues

Argentina

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol

Brazil

Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete NBB - Novo Basquete Brasil LDB - Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (Under-22 league)

Canada

NBL Canada: National Basketball League of Canada

Chile

Liga Nacional Movistar

Colombia

Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano

Mexico

LNBP - Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional

Paraguay

Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League

Puerto Rico

BSN - National Superior Basketball

South America Liga Sudamericana - a pan-South American league competition

Uruguay

Liga Uruguaya de Basketball

Venezuela

Liga Profesional de Baloncesto

Asia[edit]

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Subregional Leagues ABL - ASEAN Basketball League

National Leagues

China

CBA - Chinese Basketball Association NBL - National Basketball League CUBS - Chinese University Basketball Super League CUBA - Chinese University Basketball Association CHBL - China High School Basketball League

Kazakhstan

Kazakh National League

Kuwait

Divisia I - Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League

Chinese Taipei

SBL - Super Basketball League A League - A League UBA - University Basketball Alliance HBL - High School Basketball League

Indonesia

NBL - National Basketball League

Iran

ISL - Iranian Basketball Super League

Japan

BJ League - Basketball Japan League - first tier JBL - Japan Basketball League - second tier AJIBC - All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship - third tier

Lebanon

FLBB - Lebanese Basketball League

Malaysia

NBL - National Basketball League

Philippines

PBA - Philippine Basketball Association - first tier PBA D-League - PBA Developmental League - second tier PCC - Philippine Collegiate Championship - third tier

UAAP Basketball Championship

NCAA Basketball Championship

Qatar

QBL - Qatari Basketball League

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Premier League

South Korea

KBL: Korean Basketball League - first tier KBL R-League: KBL Reserve League - second tier KUBL: Korea University Basketball League - third tier

Europe[edit]

European Union Europe

Euroleague - a pan-Europe competition for elite clubs

Eurocup - second tier

EuroChallenge - third tier

Subregional leagues: Liga ABA (also known as Adriatic League) – teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia

BIBL - Balkan International Basketball League

BBL – Baltic Basketball League - teams from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania plus Sweden

VTB-League teams from each of the Baltic states, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia and Ukraine

National Leagues

Austria

ÖBL - Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

Belarus

BPL - Belarusian Premier League (basketball)

Belgium

BLB - Basketball League Belgium(Ethias League)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

NBL - National Basketball League

Croatia

A-1 Liga

Cyprus

Cyprus Basketball Division 1

Czech Republic

NBL - National Basketball League(Asociace M. Prvoligovych Klubu), also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons[citation needed]

Denmark

Danish Basketball League

Estonia

KML - Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Finland

Korisliiga

France

LNB - Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A - first tier Pro B - Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B - second tier

Germany

BBL - Basketball Bundesliga - first tier Pro A - 2. Basketball Bundesliga - second tier Pro B - third tier

Georgia

Superliga - Georgian Basketball Super League

Greece

HEBA A1 - first tier HEBA A2 - second tier

Hungary

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A

Iceland

Premier League

First League

Ireland

Irish Superleague

Israel

Ligat HaAl - first tier Liga Leumit - second tier

Italy

Lega Basket A - first tier Legadue - second tier

Latvia

LBL - Latvijas Basketbola līga

Lithuania

LKL - Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga - first tier NKL - Nacionalinė Krepšinio Lyga - second tier RKL - Regioninė Krepšinio Lyga - third tier

Montenegro

Opportunity League

Netherlands

Dutch Basketball League - first tier

FEB Promotiedivisie - second tier

Norway

BLNO

Poland

PLK - Polska Liga Koszykówki, also known for sponsorship reasons as Tauron Basket Liga[citation needed]

Portugal

LCB - Portuguese Basketball League

Proliga

Romania

Divizia A

Russia

VTB-League - first tier since the 2012–13 season (teams from each of the Baltic states, Belarus, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia and Ukraine) Basketball Superleague - second tier; was the first tier from 1992–2010 Higher League - third tier First League - fourth tier VTB-League U21

Serbia

Basketball League of Serbia

Slovakia

Slovak Extraliga

Slovenia

1. A SKL, also known for sponsorship reasons as Liga Telemach[citation needed]

Spain

ACB – Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto - first tier LEB Oro - second tier LEB Plata - third tier Liga EBA - fourth tier Primera División - fifth tier

Switzerland

LNBA - Ligue Nationale de Basketball A

Sweden

Swedish Basketball League(Ligan)

Turkey

TBL - Turkish Basketball League - first tier TB2L - Turkish Basketball Second League - second tier TB3L - Turkish Basketball Third League - third tier

Ukraine

Ukrainian Basketball Superleague - first tier Higher League - second tier

United Kingdom

BBL - British Basketball League

Oceania[edit]

Australia

NBL - National Basketball League SEABL - South East Australian Basketball League

QBL - Queensland Basketball League

SBL - State Basketball League of Western Australia

NSW Waratah League - Waratah League

CABL - Central Australian Basketball League

Big V - Big V

New Zealand

NBL - National Basketball League

Tinfoil Hat wrote:

Binks wrote:

It’s a question of breeding old chap.

Eh? Kate was a commoner. William's mother was a commoner. There's nothing special about these people. They aren't smarter, more interesting, harder working -- nothing. Nothing!

Depends what one means by a commoner in the complex world of the indigenous English people.

Kate Middleton’s paternal family tree can be traced back to Henry VIII.

Kate Middleton is directly descended from an Elizabethan tough, Sir Thomas Leighton, and Elizabeth Knollys.

And Elizabeth Knollys was not only the great-niece of Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, but also almost certainly the illegitimate granddaughter of Henry himself. Henry VIII had an affair with Anne’s older sister Mary, which produced Kate’s ancestor, Elizabeth Knollys’ mother Catherine, in 1524.

A century before our Pilgrim Fathers sailed to begin the colonisation of America

Binks wrote:

It’s a question of breeding old chap.

That’s why you Yanks go crazy to meet British royalty whenever they deign to visit the USA.

A question of 'breeding'...? They're human, the royals are human. To us, they are not exactly special people, they are just people who can trace their lineage back a long way and have a lot of money. That's it.

They're human.

What he did is considered normal in this country (well, aside from the sweat factor...) and they came to a basketball game. This whole 'he should follow protocol' thing is absurd.

Doesn't seem like anyone actually cared:

http://www.people.com/article/lebron-james-princess-kate-too-cozy

whatthewhatthewhat wrote:

Doesn't seem like anyone actually cared:

http://www.people.com/article/lebron-james-princess-kate-too-cozy

That won't stop people on here from arguing about how awful it would have been if (hypothetically) they had cared.

Doclove wrote:

Do treat treat you girlfiends (a stretch I know) mother the same as your good ol' friends down the bar.

It's interesting that people who have nothing in there lives are so proud of their country. Wow, you are such a great person becasue you happen to live in the US of A - what an achievement.

Lebron James main talent is knecking steroids to predominate in a freak show sport other countries have no interest in

Oh fvck off. He wasn't treating her like someone down at the bar. He was putting his arm around a person who was standing to take a fan photo.

And this has nothing to do with being proud of being from a country. I was pointing out that this occurred not in the royals' country, but in another country which does not recognize the rights of royalty.

If this happened in England, then go ahead and get all riled up and angry at the "breach of protocol". If this was a representative of our government on a foreign relations mission, then go ahead and get all riled up. But it didn't and it wasn't. In fact, this "incident" occurred in the hallway of the underbelly of a sports arena. So fvck off. And fvck your royals.

Doclove wrote:

im an azzhole wrote:

We don't have royals here. We don't recognize the rights of royalty here. We fought a war to rid ourselves of royals. We wrote a few documents that are the basis of our government indicating that we have no place for royalty in our society, that everyone is supposed to have equal value (yeah i know...supposed to). All that said...Anyone who has a problem with what went down can just fvck off!

Do treat treat you girlfiends (a stretch I know) mother the same as your good ol' friends down the bar.

Lebron James main talent is knecking steroids to predominate in a freak show sport other countries have no interest in

The funny thing is, I bet that Kobe wouldn't treat his mother like that either. He owes his mother respect. He owes nothing to Kate Middleton.

She's just another doe-eyed fan wanting to get her picture taken with LeBron. Can't blame her-- it seems to be a pretty common affliction among the common folk.

So i don't get this rule. If Lebron is a King and Kate is a Queen aren't they allowed to touch. I thought the don't touch rule applies only to commoners.

Classic Brits thinking they still have precedent over us. Screw em!

Why the royal family still thinks their bloodline matters in this world is beyond me. Bunch of corrupt, rich, no good pieces of rubbish wallowing in their own worthless self-righteousness.

Lebron is a better role model for kids than these two are combined, for he actually had to work to get where he is. C'mon Kate, you're human and despite what your arrogant arse thinks, you can be social and friendly.

I wish Lebron would have kicked William's arse right then and there! We do things the way we do things in America, and if you don't like it don't come over! Did they tell all the little school kids in Harlem not to touvh her?

Lebron is the "King". William is still Prince. America is still free.

What I fail to understand is why non-British are expected to adhere to THEIR codes of conduct toward THEIR royals, even in the United States.

Agreed....you, Sir, are correct.

I jess can't wait til some royal married one a my knee grows.

Maybe one a them cousin bitches with those stupid hats from the wedding. I bet one a them is a snow bunny. How funny would it be to see the queen all kissed off cuz one a her granddaughters is marrying one a my knee grows?

That's a royal wedding I would actually watch.

Do people actually take this "royalty" thing seriously in Britain? I thought it was just kind of a pretend-thing of a bygone era that was more of a joke than anything. Sheesh.

sadga wrote:

Do people actually take this "royalty" thing seriously in Britain? I thought it was just kind of a pretend-thing of a bygone era that was more of a joke than anything. Sheesh.

Kate is going to fantasize about big black Mandingo for the rest of her days.

Only a matter of time before she pulls a diana and goes looking for some real man meat. Not that mincey "royal family" microscope needle dick crap.

Travel Man wrote:

They should ask if they can touch him.

LeBron...like or hate him, a self-made man. Hard work, perserverance, worth hundreds of millions of dollars..

The royal family...lucky to be born into it, or marry into it. No hard work required. Basically they are walking tourist attractions.

one of the truest things I've read here.

You missed off Iceland those Eskimoes are pretty good when the sun comes out. They have a soccer league in America but hardly anyone in the general population plays it compared to in Europe. The situation with basketball is the reverse with only a couple of countries seriously into it

exthrower wrote:

Lost all respect for James after seeing him in the goofy "I can't breathe" shirt....The ass-clown can't "think" either...Send him back to the ghetto...

He does'nt need respect from your broke minimum wage azz. He is one of the most popular athletes and most popular endorsers with or without approval from haterz.

And I applaud him for wearing that shirt.

As you as you step foot on our country, you're not a royal anymore. Sorry Dutchess!!! #youaintmyprincess #dontlikeitgohome #Imnotenglish