LeBron James' dishonest rhetoric to be blamed for LA sheriffs ambush: Candace Owens

This weekend, a video of one man shooting at two officers on a street was shared online. civilian shot two Compton officers, firing on passenger side of ir car. Both officers – male and female – were left with critical head injuries. After incident, controversial author Candace Owens took to Twitter to discuss matter, putting some of blame on NBA icon legend LeBron James. 

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Candace Owens on LeBron James: Author blames NBA icon for LA sheriffs ambush

Owens' tweet referred to one of James' older tweets about Ahmaud's Arbery's murder. According to Owens, LA sheriffs ambush is a result of " hyperbolic, dishonest rhetoric", and Black Lives Matter 'lie' is to blame. three-time NBA champion is yet to reply to her tweet. 

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One of Donald Trump's supporters, Owens has previously called out LeBron James during a Fox News' Life, Liberty & Levin interview. She spoke about James claiming that he has had a "tough" life as a black man in USA. According to Owens, he lives in a $100 million mansion in Bel Air, and employees white people to garden, cook and drive for him. "So if that's racism, LeBron, please, please share some of that with rest of us," Owens wrote. 

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Like Candance Owens, Donald Trump too, has called out LeBron James. In an interview, US President chose Michael Jordan over James, who he said was too "political". He has also warned league for becoming a "political organization" by supporting BLM and social justice. According to Trump, NBA will ruin basketball.

After players chose to kneel during national anm in July, Trump has called players disrespectful, refusing to watch games anymore. In a postgame interview, James spoke about Trump's comments, stating that he does t think anyone in league is bored by his decison to t watch NBA. 

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