Athletes are calling out Laura Ingraham for telling LeBron James to "shut up and dribble" [View all]
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This is an impressive array of athletes from around the world and across sport.
Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade: “They use to try and hide it.. now the president has given everyone the courage to live their truths”
Fox News host Laura Ingraham lashed out at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant for discussing President Donald Trump’s racist and divisive politics, saying, “Must they run their mouths like that,” and calling James’ statement “barely intelligible."
On the February 15 edition of Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle, Ingraham claimed James -- three-time NBA champion with an estimated net worth of $86 million -- is a “cautionary lesson” for kids: “This is what happens when you attempt to leave high school a year early to join the NBA.” Ingraham belittled the athletes for being “paid $100 million a year to bounce a ball,” and told them to “keep the political commentary to yourself, or as someone once said, shut up and dribble.”
Following Ingraham’s latest rant, multiple athletes took to Twitter to call her out for her “absurd” rhetoric.
Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade
Philadelphia Eagles’ Chris Long
I’ll be replying to my own tweet with a collage of your network allowing political commentary from a few folks.
Baltimore Ravens’ Tony Jefferson
Professional soccer player Alejandro Bedoya
Listen to this poor soul. And to the rest of the ignorant minions who tune in daily to this propaganda network to watch Scott Baio and Ted Nugent among others and tell us to to stick to sports..... 🖕.
Arizona Cardinals’ Josh Bynes
Jacksonville Jaguars’ Donald Payne
Atlanta Falcons’ Adrian Clayborn
Utah Jazz’s Thabo Sefolosha
So that’s how some of them see us huh ?
Sacramento Kings’ Garrett Temple
This is how they really feel. It continues to baffle me, even though it shouldn’t
Dallas Cowboys' Jourdan Lewis
Tennessee Titans’ Joshua Carraway
Indianapolis Colts’ Quincy Wilson
Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields
Former NFL quarterback Sage Rosenfels
Another white person telling a black athlete not to speak. I’ve seen this before
Former NFL player Geoff Schwartz
Former NFL player Justin Forsett
Former NFL player Larry Johnson
Professional rugby player Danny Cipriani
The ignorance is mind blowing
Texas A&M’s Caleb Chapman
University of Texas’ Malik Jefferson
Dang athletes aren’t human huh?
Clemson University’s Amari Rodgers
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/02/16/athletes-are-calling-out-laura-ingraham-telling-lebron-james-shut-and-dribble/219409
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