Scottie Lewis, the Class of 2019 basketball star from the Ranney (N.J.) School, weighed in on Twitter on controversial comments made by Fox News host Laura Ingraham relating to LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
Lewis, an extremely thoughtful and charismatic young man who is being recruited by Harvard, Kentucky, Duke and Florida, among others, Tweeted:
This is a huge eye-opener. If god is willing I will be getting paid Hundred million dollars to “dribble a basketball” but you know what my voice will speak louder than hers and I’m going to use that to my vantage to talk politics and to talk REAL and to educate others. https://t.co/JrlVAr8PvK
— Scottie Lewis (@Scott_lewis_23) February 16, 2018
This is not the first time Lewis has ventured into discussing something outside of just basketball. In several interviews, he told me was interested in one day potentially owning an NBA franchise, and that part of the appeal of a place like Harvard is that the university claims several NBA owners among its graduates. Lewis, along with teammate Bryan Antoine, is among 24 student-athletes invited by USA Basketball and the NCAA to compete in events against other NBA Academies at the Final Four in San Antonio.
If @IngrahamAngle had been around in Muhammad Ali’s day, would she have told him to ‘Shut up and box’? https://t.co/4lKhFm4YWW
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 17, 2018
Ingraham made what are perceived by many as thinly veiled racist comments directed at James and Durant for being outspoken in their criticism of President Donald Trump.
“Must they run their mouths like that?” Ingraham said. “Unfortunately, a lot of kids and some adults take these ignorant comments seriously.”
“Look, there might be a cautionary lesson in LeBron for kids,” she added. “This is what happens when you attempt to leave high school a year early to join the NBA. And it’s always unwise to seek political advice from someone who gets paid $100 million a year to bounce a ball.
Laura Ingraham did an entire segment tonight about how LeBron James is dumb.
LeBron is brilliant. pic.twitter.com/xSZF9HImBJ
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 16, 2018
James responded by Tweeting a link to a report on Durant calling Ingraham’s comments “racist,” with the hashtag “#wewillnotshutupanddribble.”
#wewillnotshutupanddribble https://t.co/LyenGRKTUE
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 17, 2018
Ingraham has since said the comments were not meant to be racist and even invited James, who graduated St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Ohio in 2003, as a guest on her show.
Hey King, Come play on my Court next week. You’re invited on the show anytime. https://t.co/CpXRl5jGzQ
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) February 17, 2018
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