I can sit here and speak for all of us that love the game of basketball: We could care less,” added LeBron.

But the game will go on without his eyes on it. “If we continue to talk about, ‘We want better, we want change,’ we have an opportunity to do that. LeBron responded to President Trump saying NBA players kneeling during the anthem is 'disgraceful.' /LRiOP08pTL

“I really don’t think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership.” And I hope everyone, no matter the race, no matter the color, no matter the size, will see what leadership that we have at the top in our country and understand that November is right around the corner and it’s a big moment for us as Americans. But also respect what else we try to bring to the game and acknowledge it - what’s right and what’s wrong. “ have fans all over the world, and our fans not only love the way we play the game, we try to give it back to them with our commitment to the game. “I think our game is in a beautiful position,” added LeBron, shifting the conversation away from Trump and more towards the upcoming presidential election. I’m not going to get into it,” said James. “I already know where this could go, where it could lead to for tomorrow for me. “And that’s all I got to say,” he added, apparently not interested in getting into a back-and-forth with Trump, 74, over the president’s comments regarding NBA players kneeling during the national anthem. “I really don’t think the basketball community are sad about losing viewership, him viewing the game,” LeBron James, 35, said on Wednesday (July 5), according to ESPN.

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