Cleveland Cavaliers owner on the voice mails he's getting over LeBron James:
“I received voice mails after LeBron tweeted that were some of the most vile, disgusting, racist [messages],” Gilbert said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There’s an element of racism that I didn’t even realize existed in this country this much.
“The thing is, I mean, some of the most disgusting things I’ve ever heard people say,” Gilbert continued. “And you could hear it in their voice — the racism. It wasn’t even really about the issue, and that’s what really got me, because they went to who they really are, some of them.”
As noted by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Gilbert has both had his issues with James and shown his support of Trump in the past. The billionaire businessman donated $750,000 to Trump’s inauguration — he and his wife also donated to Hilary Clinton’s campaign last year, however — and Trump called him a “great friend” and “huge supporter” earlier this year. But he’s siding with his superstar, it seems, as McMenamin reports that Gilbert told team staffers this week that he was proud of James for taking a stand.
Thanks, Obama! Things were pretty much post-racial/peaceful until your 8 years of divisiveness wrecked it all!