2:25 PM PT -- LeBron was just asked about the backlash he's received since his comments on China ... saying he feels the league is in a "tough situation."
"I think when an issue comes up, if you feel passionate about it or you feel like there's something you wanna talk about, then so be it. I also don't think that every issue should be everybody's problem as well."
LBJ continued ... "There's multiple things that we haven't talked about that happen in our own country that we don't bring up" mentioning he's focused on helping the children at his "I Promise" School in Akron and helping others coming from his background get out of the inner city.