LeBron James says President Trump is using sports to ‘divide’ nation
In fact, they did so seven times in just one year.
James a frequent critic of Trump James, unlike many of his counterparts and predecessors, has rarely been shy to speak candidly on politics and controversial issues and has been a frequent critic of president Trump’s tactic of using his pulpit to sow division.
The Los Angeles Lakers today officially unveiled their new uniforms following *checks watch* oh, nearly a month’s worth of leaks.
James has modeled the school, and so many other education initiatives started by Michele Campbell, executive director of The LeBron James Family Foundation, to combat the obstacles he faced.
“This means everything”, James told The Associated Press in an interview before the public event. A championship is for a team, that’s for an organization and a city.
There will be no meaningful repercussions for LeBron speaking out against the president.
“I know that sport was the first time I was ever around someone white”, James said.
“Well, in that case, I may”, he said. “This is something I’m at a loss of words for”. Most importantly, the NBA and NFL have very different fan bases, and the younger, more urban, more diverse NBA will mostly just nod in agreement with him.
Asked what he would say to Trump if he were sitting across from him, he replied: “I would never sit across from him”.
James cast Kaepernick and Curry’s behavior as peaceful displays of dissent – and contrasted his take with Trump’s.
“I didn’t hear that”, he said.
James traced his growing advocacy to the “Trayvon Martin situation”, mentioning the 17-year-old who was shot to death in Florida in 2012 when James was playing for the Miami Heat. And LeBron is certain to make even more money for commercials and product endorsements now that he is a Laker and living in L.A. “Anyone who has been in a real barbershop, like the ones where I grew up, knows why this show can be so incredible”. “That’s what the history is all about”. “I’m moving to Los Angeles”.
Rajon Rondo, Lance Stephenson, JaVale McGee, Michael Beasley and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are among those with one-year deals heading into the season.
As for George, James said he did not have “many” conversations about teaming up and that he supports his decision to stay in Oklahoma.
The small forward shocked many in the National Basketball Association world by joining the Western conference outfit, who have struggled the previous few years.
The basketball superstar has acknowledged one scenario in which he “may” go head-to-head with President Donald Trump in the 2020 USA election.