Jerryd Bayless is outspoken when it comes to social issues. So as expected, the Sixers reserve combo weighed in Monday on President Trump’s sharp criticism of athletes who have staged silent protests during the national anthem.
“I think what he’s done in dividing us and his narrow-minded views is obviously not a good thing for the country,” Bayless said during the team’s media day. “I think we’ve all known and we’ve seen his comments from immigration to climate change to his bias from sons of bitches to fine people being part of a rally.”
During a speech last week in Alabama, Trump suggested that a team owner respond to a player’s protesting during the anthem by getting “that son of a bitch off the field.