Posted on 09/23/2017 9:38:59 AM PDT by EdnaMode
LeBron James called Donald Trump a "bum" after the US President rescinded an invitation for Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry to go to the White House.
Trump tweeted Saturday that Curry is no longer invited to the White House because of what the president called hesitation by the two-time NBA MVP in deciding whether to make the traditional champions' trip to Washington.
That prompted an angry response from Cleveland Cavaliers star James.
James tweeted: "U bum. Stephen Curry already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honour until you showed up!"
Trump's comment on Curry came one day after the president told NFL owners to fire players who won't stand for the national anthem.
It was not immediately clear whether Trump was rescinding the invitation for Curry or the entire team.
"Going to the White House is considered a great honour for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!" Trump wrote from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
The Warriors, who hold their first practice of the season Saturday, had not made a collective decision whether to go to the White House in celebration of last season's title.
Curry has said he did not want to make such a visit.
"By acting and not going, hopefully that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country and what is accepted and what we turn a blind eye to," Curry said Friday at the Warriors' media day. "It's not just the act of not going. There are things you have to do on the back end to actually push that message into motion."
At a rally in Alabama on Friday night, Trump said NFL players who refused to stand for "The Star-Spangled Banner" are exhibiting a "total disrespect of our heritage." Several NFL players, starting last season with then-San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, have either knelt, sat or raised fists during the anthem to protest police treatment of blacks and social injustice.
"That's a total disrespect of everything that we stand for," Trump said, encouraging owners to act. He added, "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, you'd say, 'Get that son of a b**** off the field right now. Out! He's fired."
LeBron is a punk, has always been a punk and will always be a punk. Who cares what a cretin says or thinks?
It certainly ain’t no gentleman and scholar.
“FIST” Practice...
Sounds more appropriate.
Rondo Hatton. Look him up.
I haven’t watched an NBA game in at least 15 years. I will never watch any game involving James. He should stick to his (limited) skill set.
“All these non educated hollywood and sports people... they hate Trump... WHY?”
I’ve been wondering that too. Here’s what I came up with so far.
Leftism is based on Marxism.
Marxism is based on creating divisions.
Class divisions, race divisions, gender divisions.
The Marxists raise questions intended to cause resentment between richer and poorer, between the races. Between the genders. Why is there a wage gap between men and women? Why do more blacks get arrested by white cops? Why do some people have more wealth?
The Marxists (Democrats) raising these “questions” aren’t seeking the truth, or reparations, or true social reform, although they claim they are. They are fomenting anger and resentment in order to justify their self-serving redistribution scam. They don’t want solutions for the have-nots. They want power and wealth for themselves.
The result of their successful strategy has been to tarnish all Republicans as selfish, racist and misogynist haters of the poor and the minorities. There is no truth to it, but it has been a successful indoctrination, delivered by their ministry of propaganda, the MSM who police Republicans and enforce political correctness. The uneducated athletes, artists and actors are unwitting dupes or at best, paid shills.
If Trump had been elected as a Democrat, I assure you, he would not be having this problem, regardless of his stated policy agenda. The same MSM that is black-balling Trump the Republican, would be covering for Trump the Democrat.
It’s a real shame what the Democrats (Marxists) have lowered themselves to - destroying reputations, robbing so many of a life of peace - they are truly evil.
Looks like the NBA will be going the way of the NFL. There goes the attendance. The fans in Cleveland shortly will regret that this blithering ungrateful idiot ever came back from Miami.
Bum:
noun. A tramp; a vagrant. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person: The batter called the pitcher a bum. One who spends a lot of time doing a particular recreational activity: a beach bum; a ski bum.
Hey, Mr Bron, none of that applies to Mr Trump.
Is “bum” the only word the severely limited in vocabulary, only high school educated LeBron knows?
Fantastic point!
These jerks just want to
jump into the Fire !
Like the guy At BurningMan!
But they'll never be free.
That’s why I have become an NHL watcher in Texas.
Stars should be good this year. I am so happy that Hitch is back.
It will be just like old times!
I consider Trump is not a republican or a democrat. He thinks like many of us do... just do what is right or best for the country, and not have special interest or political influence making decisions.
I’m not even sure he’s a conservative ... but to do the right or best thing amounts to being a conservative... and to do what fails amounts to being a liberal. Liberals have no common sense.. they are ruled by feelings and anger.
See if you can do to the NBA what is being done to the NFL James. The only reason people attend now is white guilt.
le bron is such a hater. What a loser. STFU, you wretch.
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