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LeBron James Backing Joe Biden in Landslide Win vs Donald Trump During 2020 Elections Left Fans in Splits

Published 09/19/2022, 9:30 PM EDT

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NBA superstar LeBron James has been the face of the NBA for many years now. He puts his popularity to good use and is vocal about social issues, politics, racism, etc. It is no secret that James is not a fan of former President Donald Trump. He has been very vocal about it too. Not just him, many NBA superstars are not very fond of Trump. Sharpshooter Stephen Curry denied visiting the White House as a ritual after winning a title for the Golden State Warriors. And Trump withdrew the invitation for the White House visit.

In October 2020, James won his fourth NBA title with the Los Angeles Lakers in the bubble. In November 2020, Joe Biden won the presidential election and was elected as the 46th President of the United States. The ‘Chosen One’ has been very open about his support for Biden and Kamala Harris during their campaign.

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After the result, James announced that he would visit the White House as a ritual for the NBA winners. Interestingly, he did not stop there and shared a meme on Twitter.

LeBron James celebrated the victory of Joe Biden

After Joe Biden won the election, LeBron James took to Twitter and shared a meme of his clutch block on Andre Iguodala during the 2016 NBA Finals against the Warriors. But his face was swapped with Biden’s and Iguodala’s face was swapped with Donald Trump, as approval and celebration of Biden’s victory. Here are some of the reactions from the post.

However, many fans were not amused. And they let their feelings known in the comment section.

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However, the former MVP did not stop there. He shared various messages and photos on social media in celebration of Biden’s victory.

Despite announcing he would visit the White House, James and the Lakers could not due to the Covid-19 protocol. However, the following year, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks visited the White House after winning the 2021 NBA title.

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Despite openly supporting Biden, James recently criticized the government. The four-time NBA champion was not satisfied with the efforts of the government in bringing WNBA star Brittney Griner back home from Russia. James felt Griner might not feel like the country is having her back. And this received a huge backlash from the fans as well. So he had to clarify what he wanted to convey.

Former President Donald Trump recently signaled that he might run for the 2024 Presidential election. It will be interesting to hear James’ opinion about it.

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Bagavathi Eswaran is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He has been playing the game of basketball for more than 20 years now and has also been following the NBA for more than 10 years. After not being able to go pro, this former college player decided to join the IT industry.
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