LeBron James' high school games had more crowd than Donald Trump's rally: JJ Redick

President Donald Trump conducted his comeback rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma last week. Twitter users, including NBA players, called Trump out for his use of racist terms in a nearly empty venue. JJ Redick, Jordan Clarkson and retired NBA player Kendrick Perkins were among those who tweeted about Trump's rally in Oklahoma. 

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In a clip posted by MSNBC, Trump can be seen talking to crowd about current COVID-19 situation. He stated that USA has currently tested 25 million people, which is more than any or country. He ded that testing is going to result in more cases being found, which is why he told his people to 'slow testing down'. Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson quoted video, stating that this was one of 'dumbest' things he has heard. Kendrick Perkins also tweeted about rally, mentioning election date and writing 'More Than a Vote', which is also name of LeBron James' recently formed voting rights group me to support African American voting rights. 

While or NBA stars did t comment on rally, many have called Donald Trump out after his remarks on George Floyd murder in May. Golden State Warriors he coach Steve Kerr and San Antonio Spurs he coach Gregg Popovich spoke against president, stating that he was igrant about situation. Kerr also called Trump out after he h labelled COVID-19 a 'Chinese virus'. 

JJ Redick calls out Donald Trump, compares his rally to LeBron James' high school games

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JJ Redick commented on Trump's tweet about 'silent majority' being strong. Redick asked president to show his followers rest of arena, which was near empty. As per Redick, LeBron James' high school games attracted a larger crowd. During his rally, Trump reportedly referred to coronavirus as 'Kung Flu', stating that he saved many lives as he stopped Chinese people from travelling to USA in January. His comments, which also included defeating his rival Joe Biden, were termed as 'racist' and 'negligent' by scores of people on Twitter. As per various reports, Donald Trump was unable to fill 19,000-capacity arena in Oklahoma where he dressed crowd. 

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(Im source: AP, JJ Redick, Jordan Clarkson and Kendrick Perkins Twitter handles)