Trump Issues Statement on LeBron James’s Angry Twitter Post on Police Shooting Former President Donald Trump issued a brief statement on LeBron James on Thursday, criticizing the basketball player’s statements. “LeBron James should focus on basketball rather than presiding over the destruction of the NBA, which has just recorded the lowest television RATINGS, by far, in the long and distinguished history of the League,” Trump wrote. “His RACIST rants are divisive, nasty, insulting, and demeaning. He may be a great basketball player, but he is doing nothing to bring our Country together!” The former president’s latest criticism of James comes after the NBA player on Wednesday posted to Twitter a photo of Columbus Police officer Nicholas Reardon, with a comment, “You’re next.”