Doubling down...
LeBron James made headlines over the weekend with his response to Donald Trump after the President withdrew his invitation to NBA champions Golden State Warriors to visit the White House due to comments from Steph Curry.
Curry, a two-time MVP, stated that he would rather not accept the invitation from the president due to the current administration’s policies and rhetoric.
It did not go down well with Trump...
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/911572182060453893
Then LeBron weighed in on the matter and created one of the most liked tweets of all time on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/911610455877021697
Ahead of the new season, the Cleveland Cavaliers had their first media day on Monday, so it was the media's first chance to quiz LeBron about the tweet and whether or not he regretted the "name call" of the president.
"That's not a name call," LeBron said. "You a bum. Me and my friends call each other that all the time. I'm not his friend though. I don't ever want to see that on a note. He's not my friend. That was the first thing that when I woke up and saw what he said about Stephen Curry.
"It's so funny because it's like you invite me to your party. Matter of fact it's not like you invited me, it's like I'm not going to be able to make it. I'm not coming. And then he be like, 'Hey LeBron guess what? You're not invited.' I wasn't coming anyways.
"So that was funny to me when I woke up and saw that. My first response was you a bum.
"You don't understand the magnitude. He doesn't understand the power that he has for being the leader of this beautiful country. He doesn't understand how many kids, no matter the race, look up t the president for the United States for guidance, leadership, for words of encouragement. He doesn't understand that.
"That's what makes me more sick than anything, that we have someone who's in the number one position in the world. You guys agree? The president of the United States is the most powerful position in the world. I don't know of another one. If you find one let me know.
"We're at a time when where most powerful position in the world has an opportunity to bring us closer together as a people and inspire the youth and put the youth at ease saying that it's ok to walk down the street and not be judged by the color of my skin or race.He has no recollection of that. He doesn't even care. Maybe he does. But he doesn't care. Do I just takeaway you bum off my, no. Because if I did that then I would've deleted my tweet.
"He has no recollection of that. He doesn't even care. Maybe he does. But he doesn't care. Do I just take away you bum off my, no. Because if I did that then I would've deleted my tweet."
