Today Reuters and CNN Money came out with an article over President's Trump's controversial comments over the last two days in which he attacked professional sports players for taking a knee during pregame renditions of the Star Spangled Banner. On Friday night during a political rally, he called for football players to be fired and "get that son of a bitch off the field" for "disrespecting" the flag. Today via Twitter, he renewed his attacks but this time taking aim at the NBA and basketball star Stephen Curry. Trump rescinded a invitation to the Golden State Warriors due to Stephen Curry's "vote" against a White House visit. In light of these comments, NFL Commissioner Robert Goodell, NBA and NFL players came out with statements of their own condemning Trump's controversial comments. They accused Trump of trying to cause divisiveness about among team owners and players. However, he also renewed the their rights as citizens. Players have
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