It’s not a secret that Donald Trump is the number 1 enemy of the NBA community right now. The players literally threatened to stop playing amid the protests of the Black Lives Matter movement and Jacob Blake’s shooting and have constantly called him out.
Donald Trump hasn’t shied away from the controversies either. He’s made fun of NBA players, has called them namesand even incited his supporters to stop watching basketball as it had turned into a political organization.
That’s why it wasn’t a surprise to see Stephen Curry and other NBA stars call him out after his supporters stormed in the Capitol in Washington DC to stop the session that would announce Joe Biden as the legitimate winner of the election.
Stephen Curry, Tyrese Haliburton, And Bradley Beal Roast Donald Trump With His Own Tweet
“Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it!” read a Tweet by Donald Trump from last July during the BLM protests.
Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! @DHSgov
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2020
“There is literally a tweet for everything. Cat got your tongue today huh?” Stephen Curry replied, while Bradley Beal simply pointed at the tweet, and Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton added “Keep that same energy you clown”.
There is literally a tweet for everything. Cat got your tongue today huh? https://t.co/yKd8dgm2wn
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) January 6, 2021
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— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) January 6, 2021
Keep that same energy you clown. https://t.co/nKnl988JAh
— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) January 6, 2021
NBA Players React To Trump Supporters Storming The Capitol
Needless to say, they weren’t the only members of the NBA community to stand out against Donald Trump and his supporters in the wake of the events, as others like Dwyane Wade, Kevin Love, Jamal Crawford, Nick Young, and multiple others also voiced their thoughts on how they would deal with that situation if the protesters were a part of the BLM movement.
This is the epitome of white privilege and Trumps ideal ending to his presidency!!
— Garrett Temple (@GTemp17) January 6, 2021
I scan my timeline and keep seeing the word “embarrassing.” I’m not embarrassed, I’m not surprised, or shocked even. Embarrassed would mean that I feel a sense of shame by what is going on. I have no such feeling. These people do not come close to being a representation of me ����♂️
— Garrett Temple (@GTemp17) January 6, 2021
It’s sad to think we knew this was comin though ! ������♂️
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) January 6, 2021
nah fr . it’s sad https://t.co/WDnyxWxOEE
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) January 6, 2021
2021 feel like the second half of 2020 already
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) January 6, 2021
When we do anything “THEY” are scared for they’re lives. When Trumps homies get down they got every excuse in the book to make sure things are ok smh. This stuff is crazy!!! https://t.co/WPH2xWtRCd
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) January 6, 2021
Our heads woulda been blown off already…. This is crazy
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) January 6, 2021
Must be nice to be white and do what you want … the would still be counting the bodies if that was BLM
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) January 6, 2021
We Protest for Equality They doing this because the the person they wanted to win lost .. that’s crazy
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) January 7, 2021
An absolute disgrace what’s happening at the US Capitol right now. And a blatant example of inequity in how law enforcement chooses to deal with those involved. ������
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) January 6, 2021
Black people get pulled over and don’t make it out alive. We can’t sleep in our own beds without being killed. We can’t jog without being killed. We can’t walk down the street with our hoodies up without being killed but they can do this??? https://t.co/j59OMKw4LO
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) January 6, 2021
Or KILLED! https://t.co/zOdlcA8yXw
— �� Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) January 6, 2021
Whole different energy for BLM though… ����♂️
— �� Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) January 6, 2021
NBA players and Donald Trump aren’t ever going to get along and, sadly, we can expect that this back-and-forth will go on for years, as he’s not going to let go of his despise for these athletes either.
