US President Donald Trump vowed he would not watch the American Professional Basketball League on television, while LeBron James did not care.
In the NBA, most of the players, coaches and staff perform the kneeling at the National Anthem to support the anti-racist movement, social injustice and atrocities. of the police. This action received a lot of response, but also received a lot of negative comments, which was led by US President Donald Trump.
When Colin Kaepernick and the NFL Professional Football players initiated this movement, President Trump strongly condemned it and considered it an act of disrespect for the United States. His reaction did not change when watching the NBA do this, even more so.
“I think this is a disgrace,” President Trump said on Fox. “We work with them, giving them the maximum support so they can reopen. Then I see them all kneeling down in the middle of the anthem. It’s unacceptable. When I see them kneeling down, I turn off the television.”
The 45th President of the United States of America took a few more minutes to declare himself the most devoted to the colored community since Abraham Lincoln. He concluded that he would no longer watch NBA matches:
“A lot of people will agree with me. When I see someone kneeling down, disrespecting the National Flag, disrespecting the National Anthem, I personally turn off the television. You know, the number of people watching basketball “We have to stand upright for the country, for the National Anthem and the National Flag.”
Donald Trump’s rage has not scared the NBA players. LeBron James, one of the leaders of the kneeling movement in the national anthem, said: “Nobody will care about the President of the United States watching basketball or not.
This is not the first time LeBron James and President Donald Trump have fought. The LA Lakers star often reacts to Trump’s controversial statements, while the head of the United States has repeatedly taken James’s name to taunt and criticize both on Twitter as well as speeches.