JJ Redick responds to Donald Trump: 'I don't think anybody in the NBA cares' if he watches basketball
Donald Trump is completely against kneeling during the national anthem, so he'll probably be chiming in via Twitter on the demonstrations being held by NBA teams to protest police brutality and racial injustice.
However, New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick isn't worried at all about Trump's potential comments, and if the president chooses not to watch games because players are kneeling during the national anthem, then players still won't be worried.
"First of all, I don't think anybody in the NBA cares if President Trump watches basketball. I couldn't care less," Redick told Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes following the Pelicans' loss to the Utah Jazz.
"As far as his base, I think regardless of the specificity of tweeting about the NBA, every tweet of his is meant to divide, every tweet is meant to incite, every tweet is meant to embolden his base. So (last week) was no different."
Trump tweeted last week that players kneeling during the national anthem will ruin the game for him.
Trump has been against kneeling during the national anthem for as long as it has been happening. He consistently calls out athletes, organizations and team owners on his Twitter page for kneeling or allowing players to kneel during the anthem.
All four teams that played on Thursday night -- New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers -- knelt during the national anthem. Players won't be disciplined for their actions due to the current situation in the United States.
Other players are planning to kneel on Friday night as well.
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