Adam Silver issues statement in response to Trump’s LeBron tweet

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has issued a formal response to President Trump’s critical tweet about LeBron James.

While not mentioning Trump by name, Silver’s statement made it quite clear that he and the league stand with James.

Statement to USA TODAY Sports from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who is in Johannesburg, South Africa for the third NBA Africa Game (in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation), in response to President Trump’s tweet about LeBron James and CNN’s Don Lemon pic.twitter.com/5Q01VX0bt6 — Sam Amick (@sam_amick) August 4, 2018

This is the general sentiment coming from around the NBA on Saturday. Trump’s original tweet sparked very harsh reactions from many of James’s peers, and the other player referenced in the tweet is taking LeBron’s side too. It’s unlikely to deter Trump from commenting further, but the NBA is solidly behind its superstar.