President Trump said on Fox News that NBA players kneeling during the US national anthem are disgraceful.
Trump said he turns off the game when he sees this.
But these NBA players said they don’t care about Trump’s comments.
A lot of NBA players have been urging social justice in the US by kneeling and wearing a Black Lives Matters shirt.
LeBron James, a staunch critic, said the basketall community won’t miss Trump’s viewership.
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The Los Angeles Lakers crashed back to Earth on Wednesday as it bowed to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 105-86, in Orlando, a game after clinching the top seed in the Western Conference against the Utah Jazz.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored 19 points and nine points, respectively, in 30 minutes of play each.
Chris Paul topscored for the Thunder with 21 points.
The Lakers are now 2-2 at the bubble.
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Injured Kevin Durant sees an NBA Finals showdown in October between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Durant predicts the Clippers winning the title.
If Durant is correct, the Clippers will hoist their first championship ever. If it goes the other way around, the Bucks will have their first title since the 1970s — when a man named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was playing for them.
Durant tore his Achilles while playing for the Warriors in the Finals last season. He is not playing for the Nets this bubble as he is recovering but is expected to be out on the court next season.
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The NBA Foundation has been created to spur economic growth in the Black community.
The league Board of Governors and the NBA Players Association have finalized plans to create the foundation.
The initial contribution will amount to $300 million — $1 million for each of the 30 teams or $30 million annually — over the next 10 years.
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No NBA player has tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the NBA season bubble on July 31.
Three-hundred forty-three players have been tested since the last results were released last July 29 and they were all cleared.
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NBA great Larry Bird has denied a report that he resigned as Indiana Pacers president due to the team’s lack of spending.
In a statement, Bird said: “Nothing could be further from the truth. I left because I want to move on from the Pacers.” (Compiled by Tristan Lozano)
