Published 13:16 IST, November 3rd 2020
'LeBron James sucks' chants break out during Donald Trump's crucial rally in Pennsylvania
A Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania featured 'LeBron James sucks' chants from the crowd as the incumbent US President criticised the NBA star again.
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It is fair to say that incumbent US President Donald Trump and NBA legend LeBron James don’t get along well. Lakers star has been a staunch disapprover of Trump’s policies and actions and had even campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016. US President has taken multiple jibes at NBA in recent weeks, particularly hitting out at James, with latest potshots coming during a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday.
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US Election 2020 live: Donald Trump rally features LeBron James sucks chants, as feud intensifies
Addressing a rally in Scranton, Donald Trump claimed that it was because of him that news channels are “getting highest ratings in history of television. incumbent US President also raised topic of ongoing protests against racial injustice, with NFL and NBA players having taken knee during national anm ahead of ir games. Trump said that protests have damd popularity of se leagues and mentioned LeBron James, to which crowd booed in unison.
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US President said that he felt sorry for Lakers star and claimed that ratings for sixth and deciding game of NBA Finals was 71% down from 2019. 74-year-old added that he did t watch a single shot as he was bored and had interest in watching games as players did t respect national flag. Trump claimed that body wanted to watch games because of protests and issued a similar criticism of NFL. US President said that NFL is down and said that players have to respect and stand for flag and, or else people won't watch.
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Supporters in Trump Rally chanted 'LeBron James sucks' at this point, to which Trump furr encourd m. LeBron James had campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and has made secret of his dislike for Donald Trump, who believes that Lakers star is a very nasty spokesman for Democratic party.
35-year-old has also hit back a fair number of times and had reportedly shared a split-screen im of Trump and Joe Biden that had a clown face placed over former on social media. Lakers star had also famously called US President a 'bum' after he had called out fellow NBA star Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors.
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(Im Courtesy: LeBron James, Donald Trump Instagram)
13:16 IST, November 3rd 2020