Donald Trump has pulled no punches during his campaign to gain the Republican nomination in the 2016 Presidential election. While Trump’s attacks have mostly focused on his political opponents and the media, “The Donald” recently took his latest battle to court. The basketball court, that is.
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar penned his critical thoughts about Trump in a recent article in The Washington Post. The article focused on Trump’s tendency to employ “bully” techniques and personal attacks during his campaign and criticized him for failing to provide concrete solutions to America’s problems. It didn’t take long for Trump to respond in his typical outlandish fashion, sending Abdul-Jabbar a strongly worded note.
“Kareem –
Now I know why the press always treated you so badly — they couldn’t stand you. The fact is that you don’t have a clue about life and what has to be done to make America great again!
Best wishes
Donald Trump”
Abdul-Jabbar responded with the following on his Facebook page:
“This note from Donald Trump in response to my editorial is the best, though inelegant, support for my claims. Here again he attacks a journalist who disagrees with him, not by disputing the points made but by hurling schoolyard insults such as ‘nobody likes you.’ But if you look behind the nasty invective, you find the assault still remains against the Constitution in an effort to silence the press through intimidation.”
It appears that if Donald Trump does indeed win the Republican nomination, he is planning on doing so without the support of Laker Nation.
