With a double-double from the “King,” who tallied 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, proving that he could still contribute a lot at 41, LeBron James opened the season perfectly with the Sixers.
For his 24th NBA season, he began with two wins with his new franchise.
For Trump, LeBron James should apologize!
Before this matchup, he had been attacked again by Donald Trump, due to his behavior in New York, where he also clashed with an opposing fan. When the American anthem rang before the game against the Knicks, he was filmed making warm-up gestures, which did not sit well with the American president.
“While he listens to our national anthem, LeBron James shows disrespect to our country! I said from the start that he wasn’t good, a TOTAL SHAME! LeBron James should apologize to all those great warriors and American heroes who died for the American flag and for everything our country represents,” he wrote on his Truth Social network.
For LeBron, Trump is a “loser”!
Two men who have been sparring for many years. In 2017, LeBron James had called Donald Trump a “loser” on Twitter, the new president having ultimately refused to invite the Warriors to the White House after the reservations expressed by Stephen Curry.
And Trump had not failed to respond, notably when “LBJ” was interviewed by CNN journalist Don Lemon, one of the ex-businessman’s other favorite targets.
“LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He managed to make LeBron appear intelligent, which is not easy. I prefer Mike!”, Trump had said, also taking a side for Michael Jordan rather than LeBron James in the GOAT debate (Greatest of All Time) in basketball.
A war of words that continued, with Trump in particular labeling the player, regularly criticized by conservatives, as “racist” on several occasions.
We now await the second episode, which will, no doubt, not be the last …
