Donald Trump has branded the NBA a 'political organisation', as protests intensified over the shooting of a black man by police in Wisconsin
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner added:"NBA players are very fortunate that they have the financial position where they're able to take a night off from work without having to have the consequences to themselves financially.
"But I do think that what we need to do right now is make sure that we take the anger that people have and we have to move from slogans to constructive solutions."LA Lakers star LeBron James, widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history, tweeted:"Change doesn't happen with just talk!!James is backing the More Than A Vote campaign, which is encouraging Black Americans to register to vote ahead of the US presidential election on 3 November.
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