King James is not backing down. Hours after former President Donald Trump demanded an apology, LeBron James had a short but sweet response, delivering it fresh off clinching the largest comeback victory of his entire career in his first home game with the Philadelphia 76ers. James simply said, “Must have been a slow news day at the office,” a calm clap-back that came right after the Sixers pulled off a historic win.
Trump’s “TOTAL DISGRACE” Claim and LeBron’s Long History
This whole situation blew up after Trump took to Truth Social on October 22, slamming James for actions during the national anthem before the October 20 opening night game between the 76ers and New York Knicks. Trump’s post, which included a video clip, claimed James “disrespects our Country!” for stretching and then mimicking a basketball shot and golf swing with his arms while his teammates stood still. Trump called LeBron “no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE” and demanded an apology to “Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag.” This isn’t the first time these two have gone at it, either. Trump has repeatedly targeted James over the years, who campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and other Democratic opponents since. Trump even suggested James could be “racist” in July, all while claiming Michael Jordan was the superior player. Back in 2018, James criticized Trump in a CNN interview, accusing him of “using sports to kinda divide us.” Trump fired back then too, calling CNN host Don Lemon “the dumbest man on television” and saying James made him look smart. So yeah, there’s history here.
From 29 Down to a Historic Franchise Victory
Despite the noise off the court, Trump’s comments clearly didn’t faze James during his first home game with the Sixers. The all-time NBA leading scorer was a force as the Sixers absolutely stormed back from a massive 29-point halftime deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. This wasn’t just any comeback, either. It was the biggest come-from-behind win in franchise history during the play-by-play era! Tyrese Maxey led the charge with a blazing 32 points, while Joel Embiid added 24 and Jaylen Brown chipped in 21. King James himself contributed a solid 17 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists. The team’s stellar defense ignited several fastbreak points, completely flipping the script on the Cavs. With this epic win, the Sixers are now sitting pretty at 2-0 on the season, having already bested the Knicks 106-100 on opening night. With the Sixers sitting pretty at 2-0 and King James already delivering historic performances, it looks like nothing, not even presidential social media posts, is gonna slow down this squad.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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