During a segment on his More Than an Athlete miniseries, LeBron James declared himself to be the greatest basketball player of all time.
It’s clearly a matter of opinion, but hey, James is entitled to his.
When asked about the comment during an interview on the Toucher and Rich Show on 98.5 The Sports Hub, the President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics compared the remarks to something the President of the United States might say.
“His career’s not over,” Danny Ainge, who is also Boston’s general manager said. “I’d just like to—why he’s saying that, I don’t know. Maybe he thinks that that sells. Maybe he’s taking the Donald Trump approach and trying to sell himself. I don’t know. Obviously LeBron is in every conversation with who is the greatest player of all time.”
Ainge was not comparing Trump and James as people but simply saying they sometimes try to sell themselves to the public in similar ways. Either way, it might not endear him to James on the court.
Can’t think of a better way to piss off LeBron than comparing him to Trump, which of course Ainge is not doing from a political perspective, but rather just that LeBron may be overselling himself. Also h/t @darren_hartwell for the quote.
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) January 3, 2019
But, despite what Ainge was actually talking about, people on social media who did not understand, or care, about the context of what he said flipped out accordingly.
Danny Ainge of the CeltiKKKs, whose best white player is a Trumpkin and whose former teammate is a big MAGAt had the audacity to compare LeBron and Trump. I am heated. pic.twitter.com/7AAqe3PIVo
— 🤦🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️ kiki 🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ (@heyjdey) January 3, 2019
Wait, people think Ainge making a silly throw away comparison about LeBron and Trump is going to hurt the Celts chances of getting Anthony Davis? Right, because before this Klutch wanted AD in Boston w/ Kyrie.
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) January 4, 2019
Danny Ainge comparing #LeBron to Trump is one of the least sensible analogies I’ve ever heard.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 4, 2019
This dude Danny Ainge compared LeBron to Trump lmfao. He’s so stupid.
— ℓσиg ℓινє тнє ριмρ 🎲 (@POPABlTCH) January 3, 2019
Danny Ainge: unlike Trump (5 deferments, 6 bankruptcies, a couple of divorces), @KingJames is a real champion (NBA titles with 2 teams, programs that help people build businesses, a SCHOOL, ONE wife w/children that he actually parents!)…you look crazy with that comparison.
— Karen Hunter (@karenhunter) January 3, 2019
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