‘Slow news day at the office’: LeBron James shrugs off Trump’s national anthem attack

Trump calls James a ‘TOTAL DISGRACE’ over anthemUS president demands apology for pregame warm-upJames helps Sixers erase 29-point deficit against CavsDonald Trump lashed out at NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday for what he called disrespectful behavior during the playing of the national anthem.Trump posted a video of the basketball legend making apparent warm-up movements while lined up with his Philadelphia 76ers teammates before their season opener against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Continue reading…

The US president accused the NBA superstar of disrespecting the national anthem after footage showed him warming up before Philadelphia’s season opener Donald Trump lashed out at NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday for what he called disrespectful behavior during the playing of the national anthem. Trump posted a video of the basketball legend making apparent warm-up movements while lined up with his Philadelphia 76ers teammates before their season opener against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. “While listening to our National Anthem, LeBron James disrespects our Country! I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.

“LeBron James should apologize to all of those Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag, and all that our Country stands for!” he wrote. The video used by Trump had an on-screen caption that read: “LeBron working on his golf swing pregame.” It showed him making lateral swinging motions and basketball shooting movements. Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Thursday night, renewed the attack, calling James’s actions “a