Tag: U.S. Presidential Election

LeBron James posted a heartfelt message to his daughter after the presidential election

LeBron spoke with love about his daughter.

As the entire NBA took Tuesday off for Election Day in the United States and the results poured in, it took time for many folks to digest the news.

Even though sports is likely not on the mind of many Americans today after such an impactful political decision, the gravity of the results will certainly impact virtually everyone in America. That includes four-time NBA Finals MVP and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, who expressed his thoughts on social media after the election.

It isn’t easy to have the right words to say right now, but James immediately thought of his 10-year-old daughter Zhuri.

ELECTION RESULTS: It’s hard to write about sports today.

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Here is what James wrote on Instagram:

“HEAVY ON MY HEART & MIND THIS AM MY PRINCESS 👸🏾!! PROMISE TO PROTECT YOU WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE AND MORE!! WE DONT NEED THEIR HELP!”

James had a similar reaction when Donald Trump won the U.S. Presidential Election in 2016.

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Why the NBA has zero games scheduled on Tuesday night in 2024

The idea is to encourage fans to participate in the civic process.

If you tuned in to the NBA last night, you got to see every single team take the court. Tonight, on November 5, the opposite will happen.

Due to the 2024 presidential election, every single team in the league will have a night off on Tuesday. The league made a similar decision in 2022 for the midterm elections.

This is the first time that the league has scheduled no games for a presidential election, but the idea is to promote voting and once again “encourage fans and the broader NBA community to participate in the civic process” this year, per NBA.com.

Basketball will quickly return to its regularly scheduled programing with an enjoyable slate to look forward to on Wednesday.

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Steve Kerr trolled Donald Trump with a rendition of a famous Steph Curry celebration at the 2024 DNC

Steve Kerr cracked a joke at Donald Trump’s expense at his Monday night DNC appearance.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has never hidden his progressive politics, and he decided to veer into full advocacy on Monday night.

The longtime NBA coach made a memorable appearance on the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago to help support the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz presidential ticket.

During his speech, Kerr had some fun with the idea of former President Donald Trump losing the November election with a classic celebration from his Warriors superstar Steph Curry.

Kerr joked toward the end of his speech that “in the words of the great Steph Curry, we can tell Donald Trump … night night!”

As he said that, he did Curry’s famous “Night night!” taunt at opposing teams when they’re about to lose.

It’s not hard for you to guess who Kerr will be voting for this fall with a dig like this, one that combines the NBA, the election and comedy all in the name of political advocacy.

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