Jalen Rose: NBA players won't visit White House during Trump presidency

Sports Illustrated ^ | November 10th, 2016 | SI wire

[kevcol]

ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose thinks some professional athletes, especially those in the NBA, who are invited to the White House to be recognized for winning championships will skip the festivities because Donald Trump will be president.

[ealgeone]

Trump supporters will stop watching the nba and will so notifiy their sponsors.

Watch what happens to the ad revenues then.

[castlegreyskull]

Good. It will give Trump more time to focus on repealing obamacare and building the wall.

[tet68]

Good, one less irrelevent function to have to
partake for the chief executive.

God, these people sure are full of themselves eh.

[Old Grumpy]

Wow, the news just keeps getting better and better!

[knittnmom]

Fine by me. I’d rather the WH recognized true heroes - firefighters, LEO, military, emergency medical, etc.

[mulligan]

Spoken like the child he is.

[Red Badger]

http://theweek.com/articles/460872/18-athletes-who-refused-visit-white-house

[DoughtyOne]

Racists, every last one of them huh.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Except the Stanley Cup Champs.

The Canadians, Russians and Swedes on those teams are better Americans than you’ll ever be, Jalen.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Good, the thugs can stay away.

[just me]

[silverleaf]

I hope trump,and Melania will stop using taxpayer dollars to fete multimillion dollar athletes and recognize more real winners and heros

[silverleaf]

Ha!!!

[DungeonMaster]

BOYCOTT NFL and NBA. Let these guys get jobs washing dishes and parking cars. Don’t contribute the the thugs that are destroying the culture.

Yes!

[woweeitsme]

Despite me being a Ravens’ fan, I think James Harrison summed it up best on this list.

[bray]

Since 25% of blacks voted Trump is he saying they are racist? ESPN??

Pray for Trump

[rbg81]

Keep it up NBA, NFL and ESPN. Crap all over your viewers and customers—see where it gets you.

[SoFloFreeper]

Who says they’ll be invited?

[Sans-Culotte]

I bet Charles Barkley, Rodham, and Shaq go

Sir Charles did not support Trump. I don't know where people got the idea that he's some kind of conservative, because he isn't. Don't know about Shaq, but I do believe Rodman endorsed Trump.

[grania]

I don't agree with boycotts of threads about the NFL....this is where we share and get our most accurate information, and often come to a consensus that influences things.

I also disagree with "boycott the NFL and NBA". We need to be more sophisticated. Yeah, I watch the Browns (because they're funny) and the Patriots (because they're incredible). But you know what? I try to avoid products and manufacturers that advertise on NFL or NBA games (exception Patriots) or endorse their objectionable players.

I'd think the NBA risks becoming a minor sport in some parts of the US. Who's going to attend games it the team becomes all gangsta'? Same with the NFL....it's not a boycott. It's just that I have better things to do than watch idiots who don't respect the flag and those who enable them.