LeBron James was an outspoken supporter of Hillary Clinton in last month's presidential election, but that doesn't mean he's pessimistic about a Donald Trump presidency.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Cavaliers forward is hopeful the president-elect can, as Trump said during his presidential campaign, "make America great again."
"At the end of the day, I hope he's one of the best presidents ever, for all of our sakes, for my family, for all of us," James said at the team's shootaround at Madison Square Garden ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Knicks.
Cleveland will be staying at the Trump SoHo hotel, but James was one of several Cavaliers players excused from staying at the luxury 46-story hotel. James said Monday he is "not trying to make a statement," but deciding to stay elsewhere just was his "own personal preference."
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