How the NFL, NBA community reacted to Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19

It's little secret that a vast number of players in  NBA aren't too fond of Donald Trump and his opinions. When it was revealed yesterday that US President Donald Trump and First Ly Melania tested positive for coronavirus, several athletes took to social media to mock couple, who have w been forced to spend time in quarantine. Donald Trump took to Twitter to reveal that he has tested positive for COVID-19 along with his wife, drawing a number of reactions from American sports stars.

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NBA stars react to Donald Trump testing positive for COVID-19

On Friday, October 2, Donald Trump put out a tweet confirming that Melania and himself tested positive for coronavirus and pair were showing "mild symptoms". While a number of social media users prayed for 74-year-old to get better, a few NBA stars used platform to mock US President. Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum and Brooklyn Nets star Jamal Crawford were among those who immediately reacted to news.

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NBA greats Kendrick Perkins and Channing Frye also took subtle digs at 45th American President with ir tweets. 

NBA world was quite surprised that LA Lakers superstar LeBron James hn't posted anything over Trump contracting virus. James was once again instrumental for his side, grabbing 33 points, nine assists and nine rebounds as y beat Miami Heat 124-114 in Game 2 of NBA Finals. Lakers w have a 2-0 series le in NBA Finals, which is first 2-0 finals le in LeBron's career.

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NFL news: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones calls Donald Trump "hardest worker" he's ever seen

Donald Trump hasn't been particularly comfortable with NFL stars kneeling during national anm and was slammed by a few players in NFL as well. However, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones h thing but praise for Trump after news broke that US President tested positive for COVID-19. While speaking to 105.3 Fan, Jones said: "body in  world has ability to handle this COVID-19 any better than Donald Trump."

77-year-old ded, “He (Trump) is  hardest worker you’ve ever seen and he’ll be able to go on right on through this and hopefully t miss a beat." Jones also explained that NFL shouldn't be affected by COVID-19 and games should continue to take place. 

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