After more than four days of ballot-counting following record voter turnout, Joe Biden was projected Saturday to win the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Notable athletes, including LeBron James, quickly took to social media to react to the news:
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 7, 2020
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green noted to James that White House visits - something many championship teams avoided under President Donald Trump - might soon resume:
YO we back up in there my G!!! I’m taking my tequila and vino too! 😁😁😁 🥃🥃🍷🍷
— LeBron James (@KingJames) November 7, 2020
President Elect @JoeBiden and Madam Vice President @KamalaHarris congrats!!! #46 LFG 🇺🇸
— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) November 7, 2020
The count in Pennsylvania - specifically the Philadelphia area - put Biden over the top. The drawn-out procedure tested the patience of many, but 76ers center Joel Embiid reminded everyone that it was a process:
Well America TRUSTED THE PROCESS and it paid off #TheProcess https://t.co/9XfWvQTZET
— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) November 7, 2020
Current and retired athletes with ties to the city - including Philly native Kyle Lowry and former Eagles defensive end Chris Long - saluted voters:
YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!!
— Kyle Lowry (@Klow7) November 7, 2020
PHILLY PHILLY
— voter chris (@JOEL9ONE) November 7, 2020
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Amir Garrett and Winnipeg Jets winger Blake Wheeler called for unity in a divided political environment:
Come together for America. Regardless of what you believe in. We need eachother.
— CountOnAG (@Amir_Garrett) November 7, 2020
— Blake Wheeler (@BiggieFunke) November 7, 2020
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