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    LZ Granderson: Is it fair to single out LeBron James on NBA-China issue?

    by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times Oct 17, 2019 3 minutes

    On Nov. 24, 1965, Mobutu Sese Seko, a lieutenant general in the Zairian army, led one of the first documented military coups in Africa.

    To maintain his power, Mobutu abolished political parties, used the country's resources as his personal bank and suppressed all dissenters. And by suppressed I mean imprisoned and/or murdered. Mobutu leveraged his relationship with Western nations, including the United States, to eradicate his enemies. To prop up his lavish lifestyle, he bankrupted his country. He is credited with inspiring the term

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