Steph Curry responds to Trump’s tweet: ‘That’s not what leaders do’

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Steph Curry responds to Trump’s tweet: ‘That’s not what leaders do’

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Several NBA players, including LeBron James, came to the defense of Curry and their fellow athletes following Trump’s public outburst.

MANILA, Philippines- “It’s surreal, to be honest.”

That was Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s initial reaction upon discovering that US President Donald Trump publicly uninvited his team for a White House visit.

A day after Curry addressed the media and relayed that he would rather decline a visit to the presidential residence, Trump made it known through his Twitter account on Saturday, September 23 (Sunday in Manila) that his invitation was formally withdrawn.

 


“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a Championship team,” Trump wrote on the platform. “Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!”

Speaking to the Washington Post, the two-time MVP said that the whole thing felt ‘surreal,’ and that he couldn’t understand Trump’s need to single him out on social media.

“It’s surreal, to be honest,” replied Curry. “I don’t know why he feels the need to target certain individuals, rather than others.”

“I have an idea of why, but it’s kind of beneath a leader of a country to go that route. That’s not what leaders do.”

Several NBA players, including LeBron James, came to the defense of Curry and their fellow athletes following Trump’s public outburst.

 


 


“With everything that’s going on in our country, why are YOU focused on who’s kneeling and visiting the White House?” tweeted Chris Paul.

 


 


“It’s ok @warriors, in a few months @realDonaldTrump probably won’t be able to visit the White House either,” Robin Lopez tweeted. (READ: Fil-Am NFL star Baldwin believes ‘dehumanized’ Trump’s comments can unify sports world)

In response, Curry lauded his fellow league players for being “courageous” in speaking up.

 


NBA commissioner Adam Silver also released a statement Saturday, saying that while he was initially in favor of the defending champions visiting the White House to converse with Trump, he was proud of the players “for taking an active role in their communities and continuing to speak out on critically important issues.”

 


The Trump-NBA feud was just one of the issues the American president went off about on Twitter, as he also slammed NFL players’ game protests in a span of 24 hours.-Rappler.com

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