LeBron Hits Back At Trump After POTUS Questions Lakers Star's Intelligence

LeBron James hit back at Donald Trump recently after the POTUS questioned the basketball star’s intelligence following an interview where he suggested the president was using sports to “kinda divide us."

The Los Angeles Lakers star did not seem hurt by the president’s comments about his intelligence, but was more concerned that he had the time to pick a fight with him when he has the “most powerful job in the world."

The feud began after James, during an interview with Don Lemon of CNN, suggested that Trump was using sports to divide the people of the country. And Trump responded via his personal Twitter account with an attack on both the reporter and the player. Just to add to the insults he also waded into the James vs Michael Jordan debate.

“Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!” Trump tweeted.

It was not the first time that Trump has attacked a sports person — the POTUS has in the past rescinded an invitation to Super Bowl winners the Philadelphia Eagles after he became aware that many of the players were not going to attend the event.

He did the same to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors after they won the NBA title, which also got a reaction from James, when he referred to the president as a “bum."

James did not respond immediately, but has taken his time to hit back at the president, but did so not with an insult but a question. He made it clear that he was not offended by Trump’s statement, but he was certainly surprised.

“No, because I’m not [dumb],” James said during a recent interview, as quoted on CNBC. “That’s like somebody saying I can’t play ball. That doesn’t bother me at all.”

“What bothers me is that he has time to even do that. He has the most powerful job in the world. Like, you really got this much time that you can comment on me?" the Lakers’ star recruit of the summer added.

Trump is no stranger when it comes to wading into national issues and providing his opinion or judgment. The most recent was his criticism of Nike after their marketing campaign featured controversial former NFL star Colin Kaepernick.

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback was one of the first persons to kneel during the national anthem in protest against the perceived racial injustice and police brutality. And Trump has rallied against the practice calling for the players that took the knee not to be in the country.

“Nike is getting absolutely killed with anger and boycotts,” the president tweeted after the initial outrage at the American sports apparel and equipment manufacturer’s marketing campaign.