Donald Trump takes aim at NBA star LeBron James in latest Twitter feud
James told CNN on Tuesday he would ‘never sit across’ from Trump, whom he accuses of emboldening racists
US President Donald Trump sniped back at NBA great LeBron James late on Friday, days after the basketball player and philanthropist accused him of fuelling racial divides in the United States.
“LeBron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, (CNN presenter) Don Lemon. He made LeBron look smart, which isn’t easy to do,” the president tweeted of the Los Angeles Lakers player.
In an interview on Tuesday – also broadcast late on Friday – James told CNN he believed Trump “is kind of trying to divide us”.
“He’s kind of used sport to … divide us and that’s something I can’t relate to, because I know that sport was the first time I ever was around someone white. You know?” said James, who on Monday opened an junior school for at-risk youth in his native Akron, Ohio.
Trump’s comment sparked huge reaction on Twitter from James’ backers.
“We got your back @KingJames Someone sure sound like they wish they was you.”, tweeted linebacker Bobby Wagner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
