{"id":15032,"date":"2018-02-19T22:04:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T22:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2018\/02\/19\/laura-ingraham-told-lebron-james-to-shutup-and-dribble-he-went-to-the-hoop\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T22:04:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T22:04:42","slug":"laura-ingraham-told-lebron-james-to-shutup-and-dribble-he-went-to-the-hoop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/laura-ingraham-told-lebron-james-to-shutup-and-dribble-he-went-to-the-hoop\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Ingraham Told LeBron James To Shutup and Dribble; He Went to The Hoop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n LeBron James warms up prior to the NBA All-Star Game 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 18.<\/p>\n

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Journalist Laura Ingraham sought to rebuke LeBron James for “talking politics” during a recent interview \u2014 something the Fox News host believes is out-of-bounds for an athlete.<\/p>\n

Ingraham said she was not interested in the political advice from “someone who gets paid $100 million a year to bounce a ball.”<\/p>\n

James is one of the most decorated American athletes of all time and last month, the 14-time All-Star became the youngest NBA player<\/a> with 30,000 career points.<\/p>\n

During a 17-minute interview with ESPN broadcaster Cari Champion <\/a>alongside fellow basketball player Kevin Durant last week, James discussed family, personal growth and the challenges that come with being a black and a public figure in America \u2014 including his reaction to the racial slur that was graffitied on his Los Angeles home<\/a> last May. He also discussed politics and President Trump.<\/p>\n

“The number one job in America, the appointed person is someone who doesn’t understand the people,” the athlete said at one point during the interview, adding that some of the president’s comments are “laughable and scary.”<\/p>\n