NBA Superstar LeBron James, among many other athletes, have been outspoken in the realm of politics in light of recent events, and the same was true following the massacre at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14.
Soon after, FOX News’ Laura Ingraham dedicated a segment on her show Thursday to slander James and discredit his political opinion because of his education and his occupation, even going as far as to tel him to “shut up and dribble.”
Laura Ingraham says #LeBronJames should “shut up and dribble” and leave political comments to people who didn’t leave high school a year early. pic.twitter.com/vwInOpZJZq
— Thomas Bishop (@bishopk0s) February 16, 2018
Chris Long of the Philadelphia Eagles, an outspoken athlete himself, took to Twitter to defend not only James, but all athletes with stances on subjects bigger than their respective sports, sharing numerous instances of celebrities appearing on FOX News to discuss political topics, all equality as un-qualified as LeBron James according to Ingraham’s logic.
I’ll be replying to my own tweet with a collage of your network allowing political commentary from a few folks. https://t.co/WUGl1WQSLE
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
ANACONDA GUY pic.twitter.com/FwutOPeBPH
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
MUSICIAN pic.twitter.com/vb2d9UIFRC
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
BASKETBALL. COACH. pic.twitter.com/IA7aRH2GR5
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
CHUCK. NORRIS. pic.twitter.com/DVVOnqYUil
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
TED NUGENT #FOXNEWSSPECIALIST pic.twitter.com/xrPBiUDqFo
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
CLINT EASTWOOD pic.twitter.com/Ly7raoKFX1
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
I’m sure the network she works for has interviewed a bunch of athletes, just couldn’t find the screenshots quickly. The point is, what’s the prerequisite for who can talk politics? So, Fox News folks who agree with Laura… you okay with these segments?
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
And if you reply “stick to sports,” you should probably tune of out Fox News because they’ve got karate guys talking climate change on there. (Which I’m cool with… it’s his right.) Unless it’s just about you needing to feel like you’ve got control of athletes like Lebron.
— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) February 16, 2018
Interestingly enough, Long’s father, Howie Long is a host on FOX Sports. It appears as if Chris Long couldn’t care less.
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