In the wake of a late-night tweet from President Trump questioning LeBron James’ intelligence, Lakers president and co-owner Jeanie Buss released a statement supporting James.
“We could not be more proud to have LeBron James as part of our Lakers family,” the statement read. “He is an incredibly thoughtful and intelligent leader and clearly appreciates the power sports has to unite communities and inspire the world to be a better place. Those efforts should be celebrated by all.”
Trump’s tweet came in response to an interview James did with CNN’s Don Lemon on Monday. The interview was mostly about the I Promise School, a public elementary school for at-risk children that James and his foundation opened on Monday.