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Relations between Donald Trump and the world of North American basketball are not getting better. While the National Basketball Association (NBA) has allowed players to kneel down during the national anthem, a gesture in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, the President of the United States is not taking offense. ” It’s a shame. (…) This is not acceptable to me. When I see them doing that, I turn off the TV, that no longer interests me ”, declared the Head of State. An opinion that does not reach LeBron James, one of his best enemies in the world of sport. “I don’t think the basketball community is sad to lose such a viewer. The NBA will continue without him looking at us. I think I can speak on behalf of anyone who loves basketball: we don’t care, ”the Los Angeles Lakers star said Wednesday, February 5, after his team’s loss to Oklahoma City (86-105 ).
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