Sports team owners listen to players, but support Republicans with millions of dollars in donations
was part explanation, part defiant challenge.
."We need owners with influence and pockets bigger than ours to call up officials and flex political power." USA TODAY Sports found that owners have directed more than $3.7 million to political action committees directly aligned with President Donald Trump, who has said he does not support the Black Lives Matter movement and does not believe that systemic racism exists. Other Republican candidates have echoed Trump's positions or declined to contradict them.
"I’m not going to give my energy to that, because it’s not surprising," Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said Tuesday, when asked about the partisan trends of owner contributions."My mom has always told me control what you can control. And I can’t control that. What I can control is what I’m doing on my side."
In family, group or corporate ownership arrangements, USA TODAY Sports also compiled the donations of up to three additional co-owners – including spouses and business partners – depending upon their level of association and involvement with their team.
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