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WASHINGTON, United States, Aug 27 – US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized protests against police violence by top basketball teams, saying the NBA is playing politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I don’t know much about the NBA protest. I know their ratings have been very bad because I think people are a little tired of the NBA,” he told reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n

“They’ve become like a political organization, and that’s not a good thing.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, United States, Aug 27 – US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized protests against police violence by top basketball teams, saying the NBA is playing politics. “I don’t know much about the NBA protest. 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