LeBron James calls Trump's attack a 'slow news day' — SkimNews
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- LeBron James answered Trump’s attack Thursday night with a short response: “It's a slow news day at the office, you know.”
- Trump posted a video accusing James of disrespecting the United States while the anthem played Tuesday at Madison Square Garden and demanded an apology to those he called “Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag.”
- LeBron James appeared in the posted video taking a practice golf swing and jump shot while most of his teammates stood still during the national anthem.
- Nick Nurse called Trump’s comments “another outside distraction” and said his focus remained on practice, the film room and the game floor.
- LeBron James wore black-and-white shoes marked “equality” in 2017, then defended the country’s beauty and power; in 2018, he declared, “We will definitely not shut up and dribble.”
- Associated Press named James its 2020 Male Athlete of the Year, citing in large part his Lakers championship and his work to persuade people who had never voted to go to the polls at the peak of Black Lives Matter.
- Trump was filmed at a 2020 Super Bowl watch party moving his hands as if conducting an orchestra while others stood with hands over their hearts during the anthem.
Why it matters: Nick Nurse is treating the exchange as a distraction from the 76ers’ practice and game preparation, while James’s reply kept it brief. His 2020 AP honor and earlier “equality” and voting activism show that this is a longstanding public role, not merely an etiquette dispute.
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