NBA legend Bill Russell calls Trump a ‘coward’ for not acknowledging racial injustice

Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell criticized President Donald Trump on Twitter for condemning athletes who kneeled during the national anthem.

The post comes after Trump denounced New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees for apologizing for initially saying that kneeling was “disrespectful to the American flag.” Brees later said “we must stop talking about the flag” and start talking about racial injustice and police brutality. Trump said on Twitter Friday, “There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag - NO KNEELING!”

...We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag - NO KNEELING!Russell, 86, has actively spoken out against racism and long been vocal about civil rights activism — and Trump’s tweets were no exception.

“You are divisive & a coward,” Russell said on Sunday. “It takes true courage 2 stand 4 what is right & risk your life in the midst of a #pandemic.”

NBCBLK Those Magic Athletes shoes in the NBA. Here now, Gone Tomorrow. Like life itself nothing last forever.

NBCBLK Says the big man who treated women like used materials back in the day.

NBCBLK Pfft...

NBCBLK Sorry Pro Abortion Democrat athlete & Evil NBC propaganda Media: Cowards never take on the Evil Establishment... If you have any shred of decency in you, leave this wicked party that fights to abort & destroy millions of helpless human babies...

LisaLoeb NBCBLK i'd vote for bill russell in a heartbeat

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NBCBLK Who cares what Bill thinks. Trump is 100% correct. If you don’t like America leave. Go where you will be treated better, oh wait, there is no place better. That’s because America, even with her faults, is the most moral country in the world. The nay sayers are wrong & hurtful.

NBCBLK I think Bill Russell could kick Trumps ass! 😂😂

NBCBLK These radical left dog is pathetic, they should live in North Korea to enjoy the result of radical left

NBCBLK Bill you have no clue. There's more to this than a kneel.

NBCBLK Trump will soon tweet and insult

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NBCBLK Bill Russell is what America is supposed to be all about!

NBCBLK Did you hear that realDonaldTrump? I'm pretty sure one of the greatest thinks you're a loser. Just wait until millions more say the same thing on November 3rd.

NBCBLK I second that realDonaldTrump you are a coward!

NBCBLK The racist A-holes in Boston never liked Bill Russell anyway!! I do appreciate Bill pointing out the obvious!

NBCBLK Bill Russell adding fuel. Is making this a political agenda.

NBCBLK I blame the Democrats.

NBCBLK Sorry but half of the country agree with the President

NBCBLK The truth hurts and realDonaldTrump doesn’t that tells you his moral standing. ABC CBSNews CNN MSNBC

NBCBLK Trump has bigger balls than most men! Thank God for Trump!

NBCBLK lol people care about what bill russell thinks haha

NBCBLK and not admitting he was late w/corona virus acknowledgement and not firing anyone himself, having no administration, no experts and slways alwsys blaming ofhers!!!

NBCBLK Kneel during the anthem and suffer the consequences of bad ratings

NBCBLK Great, now Dolan is NEVER gonna let you back in the Garden!

NBCBLK The hero worship needs to end. Revere the office, not the man, no matter how small his hands are. BigBunkerTinyHands

NBCBLK I've got to say it, Bill Russell has had a better career than I have. Truth!

NBCBLK CNN is divisive. And so is Biden. Trump on the other hand believes in social unity, a global brotherhood that disregards color, for all mankind.

NBCBLK And you are a Rebel Rouser... and You Were Never As Good As Wilt Chamberlain no matter how hard you tried ... you were just a second rate basketball stuffer...

NBCBLK And destroying cities isn’t divisive?

NBCBLK Poverty racial fracture lines political beliefs nonsense about free enterprise vs a social democratic society leading to violence as slaves had enough

NBCBLK Bill tell the President kneeling is form of respect which existed for thousands & thousands of YEARS !

NBCBLK Leftist constantly puking.

NBCBLK If white privilege exists— why are Asian-Americans the most successful group in America? If we award people based on race, why are Asians the top-earners, with best credit and the highest educational achievements? It’s almost as if liberals are completely full of shit.-OWENS

NBCBLK 就是因为媒体，才分裂了美国

NBCBLK I’d say kneeling during the one thing that unites Americans of all background our flag and anthem is divisive. But hey I’m just some White guy who’s apparently not allowed to have opinions these days.

NBCBLK No lies detected.

NBCBLK And losing. Badly.

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