A former NBA champion and Cleveland Cavaliers player sent a message to President Donald Trump about tariffs as the administration continues to push a bold economic policy.
The reaction around the sports world has been harsh. Former college football head coach Tommy Tuberville has argued that Trump’s tariffs are the best chance the United States has to make the country great again. He thinks the US can bring back more jobs domestically instead of relying on foreign producers.
Per Ian Harrison with the Associated Press, Toronto Raptors fans recently booed the US national anthem because of Trump’s plans to raise tariffs on Canada.
“Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada,” Harrison wrote. “Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump made his threat of import tariffs on America’s northern neighbor reality.”
Former NBA champion Matthew Dellavedova has request
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A former NBA player who is an Australian native, Matthew Dellavedova, sent a message to Trump on X asking the president to consider allowing Australia to set up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve in exchange for no tariffs.
“How about no tariffs and Australia follows the USA and sets up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve,” he asked Trump.
How about no tariffs and Australia follows the USA and sets up a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?
Cc: @DavidSacks , @JEChalmers , @AlboMP , @SenLummis , @realDonaldTrump , @SecScottBessent
🇦🇺 🤝 🇺🇸
— Matthew Dellavedova (@matthewdelly) March 18, 2025
McDonald’s prices could go up with tariffs in Australia
The group of people he tagged in the post didn’t appear to comment back to the NBA champion. Dallavedova won the 2016 NBA championship with the Cavs. At 34, he most previously played in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings in 2023.
Per The Guardian, Australian trade minister Don Farrell recently warned Trump’s tariffs on the country could cause McDonald’s hamburgers to skyrocket because of the beef exports Australia sends to the US.
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