{"id":1968156,"date":"2023-07-09T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T23:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/basketball-pro-explains-why-he-wrote-protect-rfk-jr-on-his-head-during-game\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T23:45:30","slug":"basketball-pro-explains-why-he-wrote-protect-rfk-jr-on-his-head-during-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/basketball-pro-explains-why-he-wrote-protect-rfk-jr-on-his-head-during-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball pro reveals reason for &#8216;Protect RFK Jr.&#8217; message on his head during game."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbasketball-pro-explains-why-he-wrote-protect-rfk-jr-on-his-head-during-game%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>If only his uncle had had this ex-NBA forward in his corner.<\/h2>\n<p>Former NBA and current Big 3 player Royce White caused quite a stir with a simple message etched onto the side of his head \u2014 and even he was surprised that message made it onto television:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protect RFK JR. I\u2019m surprised they got up close on this\u2026 Sacred Honor! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Godspeed?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Godspeed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zKw7eazbze\">pic.twitter.com\/zKw7eazbze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Royce White  (@Highway_30) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Highway_30\/status\/1675474955700453377?\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Protect RFK JR,&#8221;<\/strong> White tweeted. It was the same message on the side of his head.<\/p>\n<p>The former Houston Rocket added: <strong>&#8220;I\u2019m surprised they got up close on this\u2026 Sacred Honor! #Godspeed.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And of course, it\u2019s always good to look out for the livelihoods of your fellow man (especially one with a sordid and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-blasts-biden-wh-makes-midnight-announcement-hiding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still undisclosed<\/a> family history involving assassination) but there\u2019s a bit more to White\u2019s \u201cProtect RFK\u201d than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, White thinks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would make a bang-up vice president \u2014 just not for the party he\u2019s currently, actively identifying with.<\/p>\n<p>No, White has made it abundantly clear that he thinks Kennedy would be the perfect vice president for GOP primary frontrunner Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protect RFK Jr \u2014 As long as the security state and deep state are not held to account for their role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the entire nation suffers from copious amounts of moral hazard. This is how we have to view his candidacy and safety. Trump\/Kennedy 2024! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ssx6ACDpbs\">pic.twitter.com\/Ssx6ACDpbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Royce White  (@Highway_30) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Highway_30\/status\/1676812089975881730?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Protect RFK Jr \u2014 As long as the security state and deep state are not held to account for their role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the entire nation suffers from copious amounts of moral hazard,&#8221;<\/strong> White tweeted. <strong>&#8220;This is how we have to view his candidacy and safety.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then came the curious plug: <strong>&#8220;Trump\/Kennedy 2024!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the video, White described the hypothetical pairing of Trump and Kennedy as <strong>&#8220;the real American nationalist, populist movement.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Kennedy appeared to be pretty chummy with White (and is also a fan of three-on-three halfcourt basketball, who knew?) based on photos posted to Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebig3?\">@thebig3<\/a> game with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icecube?\">@icecube<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/big3_power?\">@big3_power<\/a> team after their big win. Congrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyLieberman?\">@NancyLieberman<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Highway_30?\">@highway_30<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CuttinosLife?\">@CuttinosLife<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tjcline6?\">@tjcline6<\/a> + Glen Rice, Jr + Akil Mitchell. Great to meet you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVLZSXeI5w\">pic.twitter.com\/QVLZSXeI5w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1678111994631581698?\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, realistically, there is virtually no chance that Trump and Kennedy would ever join forces for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the nominal political divide, there is very much an ideological chasm.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has been wishy-washy (at absolute best) on Second Amendment issues, and has been outright supportive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-dealt-another-blow-majority-americans-approve-scotus-affirmative-action-decision-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-professor-warned-colleagues-that-schools-racial-preferences-were-illegal-and-he-was-removed-from-directorship-now-hes-suing\/\" title=\"Medical Professor Warned Colleagues That School\u2019s Racial Preferences Were Illegal And He Was Removed From Directorship. Now He\u2019s Suing.\">affirmative action<\/a><\/a> and all of the issues that come with that can of worms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Regarding the Supreme Court banning affirmative action in higher ed \u2014 I know many Americans feel that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-criticized-for-comments-supporting-affirmative-action\/\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. under fire for backing Affirmative Action.\">purely race-based decisions<\/a> are unfair. However, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maybe-this-is-why-youre-still-a-democrat-rfk-jr-slammed-for-defending-affirmative-action-after-scotus-decision\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. criticized for supporting affirmative action post-SCOTUS ruling.\">feeling misses important context<\/a>. The effects of racist policies going back centuries are now self-perpetuating.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1674527565170524161?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That all being said\u2026 could you actually imagine a Trump\/Kennedy ticket?<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you may think of White\u2019s <strong>\u201cnationalist, populist\u201d<\/strong> description of that hypothetical ticket, it\u2019s hard to dispute that, at the very least, it would send shockwaves through the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, as odd as it is to say that a Kennedy, a member of an ostensible American political dynasty, would be a shock to the Washington machine\u2019s system, it\u2019s 2023 and the left insists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-loose-dylan-mulvaney-amid-bud-light-fiasco-mentally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">men can be women<\/a>, so it simply is what it is.<\/p>\n<p>But as much fun as it is to fantasize about the ways in which a Trump and Kennedy pairing would send the likes of President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell running around like fossilized chickens with their heads cut off, it will likely always be just that \u2014 a fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>However, what White\u2019s bold and unlikely suggestion really speaks to is the bubbling dissatisfaction with the establishment duopoly currently running this country.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump is a far stronger example of this than Kennedy, both men do represent outside voices trying to disrupt the establishment. Whatever you may think of Trump and Kennedy as political candidates, you can\u2019t deny that neither of them are exactly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/basketball-pro-explains-why-he-wrote-protect-rfk-jr-on-his-head-during-game\/\" title=\"Basketball pro reveals reason for 'Protect RFK Jr.' message on his head during game.\">full-throatedly embraced<\/a> by their entire party.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and his cohorts all but ignore Kennedy as a novelty sideshow. Conversely, Never Trumpism is as strong in the Republican party as it has been since Trump first burst onto the political scene.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think RFK Jr. is in danger?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (3 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name = cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn \"\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t\t}\n\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\t\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3405982';\n\n\t\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; 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Oh right, most of that scorn and blame being thrust at Trump is\u00a0<em>coming from\u00a0<\/em>that Republican machine.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s blatant, shameless and a rather naked attempt to banish Trump into the political wastelands \u2014 a place that Kennedy largely already occupies.<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026 cast aside by the political machine\u2026 looked down upon\u2026 deemed unnecessary\u2026 It\u2019s rather obvious why people, even former NBA players, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crowd-goes-wild-trump-arrives-ufc-fight-even-announcers-stunned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gravitate towards Trump<\/a> and Kennedy, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/basketball-pro-explains-wrote-protect-rfk-jr-head-game\/\">Basketball Pro Explains Why He Wrote &#8216;Protect RFK Jr.&#8217; on His Head During Game<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA player Royce White, now part of Big 3, caused a stir with a surprising message on his head: Protect RFK JR. 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