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LeBron James called Donald Trump a "bum" after the US President rescinded an invitation for Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry to go to the White House.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 Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!"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."
Totally agree. They really are no better or smarter than anyone else.
Yeah... their lack of gratitude has been churned up by the communist grievance agitators...Obama’s specialty.
What, you’re happy and rich..you can’t be satisfied when the awful white man is just using you...look how he shoots innocent (hah) black people. etc. etc.
It’s a communist tactic - they always intended to create the racial division as a wedge to create unrest on the road to communism.
Unfortuntly it’s sort of working. Trump is our last stand.
Totally agree. Jordan is the greatest player of all time. And he never alienated any of his fans.
It ain’t an honor to go to the White House, with the brutha not there. And White House is rasis.
LJ: He didn’t axe for no invite.
When Michael Jordan was asked about color, he famously replied the only color he saw was green.
Smart man.
WHO'S DA BUM?
bum (bŭm) n.
1. A tramp; a vagrant.
2. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
3. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person.
4. One who spends a lot of time doing a particular recreational activity: a beach bum; a ski bum.
According to this article, LeBron James went clubbing after Cleveland blew a 26-point fourth-quarter lead in an overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks, then sat out the next game when the Cavs needed a win to obtain top seeding.
"Republicans buy shoes, too."
By Ink Pen of course!!!!!!!!!!LOL
The only reason he’s not panhandling is because he can jump 18 feet.
I think that was it, yes.
“Totally agree. Jordan is the greatest player of all time. And he never alienated any of his fans”
He’s old school not the new scum.
It’s one thing to opt out. It’s another to make a political statement about why you’re doing it.
The President doesn’t need to extend an invitation to people who are going to disrespect him. On the other hand, he could invite “those players and staff who wish to come” and not the team as a whole.
He’s a roads skollar.
“Stephen Curry already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. “
No Rhodes Scholar,I guess.
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Barbara's best cameo ever.
Trump is many things, a bum is not one of them. James on the other hand bounces a ball and puts it into into a hole for a living.
A barely literate black man can make a fortune playing a game, but still complain about how the country treats black people.
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