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Kemba Walker calls Fox TV host ‘disrespectful’ for her comments about athletes

Kemba Walker does not think athletes need to stick to sports.

Speaking to the media in Los Angeles on the eve of the 2018 All-Star Game, the Charlotte Hornets point guard said comments from conservative personality Laura Ingraham to LeBron James this week were “disrespectful.”

In a video interview with ESPN this week, NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant criticized President Donald Trump, with James slamming the president as not giving “a f--- about the people.” Ingraham, a Fox News host and ardent Trump supporter, responded by calling the players’ comments “ignorant,” and that they ought to “keep the political commentary to yourself or, as someone once said, shut up and dribble.