Retired general and new chairman of USA Basketball Martin E. Dempsey stressed it "is not that important" that Team USA embraces President-elect Donald Trump while appearing on the Capital Games podcast Thursday (h/t Andy Katz of ESPN.com).
"They are not representing President-elect Trump," he said. "They are representing the country where we have a system that stood the test of time with three separate and equal branches of government, representing 350 million people."
That country has been divided since the election when the controversial Republican candidate beat Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the race to the White House. There have been a number of protests since Trump won following a campaign littered with divisive rhetoric.
Marc Stein and Zach Lowe of ESPN.com recently reported some NBA teams will no longer stay at Trump hotels on road trips, and Team USA stalwart LeBron James endorsed Clinton before the election.
Dempsey also said new Team USA coach Gregg Popovich is expressing "concern about how easy it's going to be" under Trump to bring together a squad that includes players with a variety of background ...
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USA Basketball Chairman Comments on Team After 2016 Presidential Election
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