Trump Criticizes NBA

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the NBA has become like “a political organization” as he criticized the league the day after player protests over police brutality led to the postponement of three scheduled playoff games. Trump made the comments after senior aides said the protests weren’t constructive and were hypocritical considering the league’s relative silence about human rights violations in China, where U.S. pro basketball has a large audience. The president earlier this month in a radio interview called NBA players “very nasty” and “very dumb” for kneeling during the national anthem to protest social injustice.