Fans BLAST LeBron James for Deshaun Watson tweet
LeBron didn't think this one through!
The Football Feed
NBA Superstar LeBron James hasn't been shy about voicing his political views on a variety of subjects as well as openly campaigning for past presidential candidates.
A well known fan of the Dallas Cowboys, he's made the decision to tell the Cowboys to go jump in the lake over their alleged policy forbidding players from emulating former San Francisco 49ers QB turned activist Colin Kaepernick and kneeling during the singing of the national anthem prior to games. He's now switched his fandom to the Cleveland Browns.
However, James has been feeling the heat for his recent tweet regarding Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who recently returned from a lengthy suspension stemming from over 20 allegations of sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions; he settled most of them but didn't face any criminal prosecution.
"Yessir D Watson!! Another one. That boy getting his rhythm back!" James wrote on Twitter yesterday during Cleveland's eventual victory over the Washington Commanders.
The scrutiny came pouring in almost immediately. Take a look at a sampling:
