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LeBron James called Donald Trump a "bum" after the US President rescinded an invitation for Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry to go to the White House.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 Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!"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."
LeBron is an ugly street thug bum!
He not only speaks in ebonics, he writes in it too!
I am surprised James can spell bum.
“So therefore ain’t no invite.”
Ebonics?
Hey LeBron your culture is not the only one that gets to throw shade and brag on it with no response
Good for President Trump
He just won even more votes for 2020
miss marmelstein wrote ~~~
He not only speaks in ebonics, he writes in it too!
You beat me by 26 seconds.
Logic’s migration to Ebonics seems incomplete, though.
It doesn’t matter what he says. The white worship of the black athlete will continue. Even knocking the national anthem and whitey will still fill the stands. I don’t care about what’s happening on TV, attendance is at all-time highs at the games. Look it up. These people disgust me
Back at you bub.
Amen!!!
And I call LeBron James a half-wit. There, now everybody’s happy!
Who is lebron james or is it james lebron? Must be a nobody.
Well, LeBron James is off my Christmas list.
You may be right...
He’s obviously a talented linguist!
The loud sound of that water swirling around in the toilet is the NBA flushing down the toilet, following the NFL....LMAO!!! Keep the rants up LeBron!!!
[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!” ]
LOW LIFE. He’ll get his in due time. Everyone who disses PRESIDENT TRUMP always does and not by him. :)
The guy is a “star” because he can put a ball in a basket more times than other non-children?
We have really got our priorities screwed up.
Dear LeBron:
That Marxist Muslim POS 0bama defiled the White House for 8 years.
President Trump is just cleaning it up.
Have a nice day.
5.56mm
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