Like the rest of the nation, the NBA world is distracted Wednesday as news of Donald Trump being elected President sinks in.
Trump is not a well-liked figure among NBA players, which follows the national trend of his low popularity among largely African-American communities. Below are the reactions of some NBA players, collected from Twitter and Instagram.
Here's Westbrook on the election: pic.twitter.com/TAUc8QTzoF
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) November 9, 2016
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SVG on Trump's election: "I don't think anybody can deny this guy is openly and brazenly racist and misogynistic."
— VinceEllis (@AlabamaScribe56) November 9, 2016
Not all of the NBA family was unhappy. Outside Cavaliers’ owner Dan Gilbert and some other owners, there were players who backed Trump. Spencer Hawes posted this:
— Spence Needle (@spencerhawes00) November 9, 2016
However, in general, around the NBA the reaction more closely followed these responses.
How!!!!!
— Joakim Noah (@JoakimNoah) November 9, 2016
What happens next? I seriously don't know...
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) November 9, 2016
David West: "This whole fairytale about a post-racial utopia that Obama supposedly created is all bull...This nation has not moved a thread"
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 9, 2016
Election big topic around Celtics... Stevens said he doesn't like talking politics, but added, "It wasn't my vote, put it that way."
— Steve Bulpett (@SteveBHoop) November 9, 2016
Well America is tanking!!! All we can do is Trust The Process...
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) November 9, 2016
Man oh man oh man
— Reggie Bullock (@ReggieBullock35) November 9, 2016
