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Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Michael Jordan turns down $100 million Disney deal, declares he won’t work for wokeness.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 26, 2024

X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet:

Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”

By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2022

Chris Sgro stated on May 04, 2016 in a press release:

"We've already lost $500 million in economic impact" from HB2 fallout in North Carolina.

By Will Doran• May 16, 2016

Facebook posts stated on November 14, 2020 in a series of photos:

“These are real to date pictures taken during the Million (MAGA) March 2020.”

By Daniel Funke• November 17, 2020

Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2017 in a tweet:

"NFL attendance and ratings are WAY DOWN. Boring games yes, but many stay away because they love our country."

By Manuela Tobias• September 24, 2017

Threads posts stated on February 09, 2025 in Feb. 9, 2025, in a Threads post:

President Donald Trump posted that “the Chiefs’ Super Bowl performance was a disaster” and “too focused on DEI nonsense.”

By Claire Cranford• February 11, 2025

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Steph Curry decided to split with Nike because the company wouldn’t allow him to write Bible scriptures in his shoes.

By Samantha Putterman• November 18, 2019

Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says former NBA player Rick Fox was also on board with Kobe Bryant

By Samantha Putterman• January 27, 2020

Bloggers stated on April 05, 2020 in a fake news article:

Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.”

By Daniel Funke• April 6, 2020

Mark Warner stated on April 09, 2019 in a TV interview.:

Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"

By Warren Fiske• April 16, 2019

Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.

By Tom Kertscher• March 1, 2021

Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.

By Andy Nguyen• May 3, 2021

Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 8, 2019

Alan Grayson stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:

Says LeBron James "stops paying his Social Security taxes at the beginning of the second quarter of the first game of the season."

By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2016

Viral image stated on October 09, 2017 in Internet posts:

A viral image shows LeBron James wearing a T-shirt that reads, "We march, y’all mad. We sit down, y’all mad. We speak up, y’all mad. We die, y’all silent."

By Joshua Gillin• October 12, 2017

Scott Neitzel stated on May 12, 2019 in a TV interview:

The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."

By D.L. Davis• May 22, 2019

Stuart Sternberg stated on June 21, 2010 in a press statement:

The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 24, 2010

Viral image stated on February 09, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows someone raising two middle fingers at President Donald Trump at the 2025 Super Bowl.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 11, 2025

John Skvarla stated on October 24, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte:

Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.

By Will Doran• October 28, 2016

Terry McAuliffe stated on November 30, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it."

By Warren Fiske• December 5, 2016

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