4 hours ago · United States
Trump blasts basketball star LeBron James for not standing still during US anthem
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. South China Morning Post Asia and BBC News US and Canada are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 22 Oct 2026, 19:09 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Trump blasts basketball star LeBron James for not standing still during US anthem”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the NBA star appeared to continue his warm-ups while the national anthem was performed before Philadelphia’s season opener on Tuesday. “I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE,” Trump said…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News US and Canada
Trump says NBA star LeBron James disrespected US anthem and demands apology
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Trump blasts basketball star LeBron James for not standing still during US anthem
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- South China Morning PostTrump blasts basketball star LeBron James for not standing still during US anthem
- BBC News US and CanadaTrump says NBA star LeBron James 'disrespected' US anthem