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Mavs' Bogut says political views are neither 'alt-right' nor 'crazy left'

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As one of the most outspoken athletes in NBA, Andrew Bogut isn't afraid to share his political views from time to time.

While many of his political tweets have been relatively harmless, Bogut received a great degree of backlash on Nov. 24 when he tweeted about a fake conspiracy involving Hillary Clinton.

"No one's ever asked my political views. They're far from alt-right, and they're far from crazy left," Bogut told ESPN's Tim MacMahon. "I have things from both parties that I like, and I have things from both parties that I hate. Look, yeah, the Pizzagate stuff (was) pretty stupid. My tweet said, 'If 1 percent of this is true, that's sick.' That's it."

Despite the criticism, Bogut isn't concerned with some of the labels he received, saying it's "laughable" that he's been linked to the alt-right movement.

"If I really was that and I was trying to hide it, it would bother me," Bogut said. "That's why I don't give a s---. You can be labeled a sexist, you can be labeled a misogynist, you can be labeled anti-this and anti-that. It's someone's opinion. You have every right in this world to label me with what you want to label me. I really don't care. I'm not going to try to make you lose your job. That's, I think, the beauty of living in Western civilization and America or Australia - you have the freedom to say what you want."

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While many have been quick to call the Dallas Mavericks big man a Donald Trump supporter for his controversial tweet, Bogut notes that he was critical of both major party candidates.

"On Twitter, I've been labeled as alt-right because I've had some tweets about politics. If you look back, I had some shots at Donald Trump in February. I made a joke about being in Oklahoma City the same time he was and saying I'm going to have my green card and passport with me at all times just in case. Then fast-forward seven months later - I make jokes about Hillary and all of the sudden, it's like, 'He's pro-Donald Trump!' Do your research. Every narrative that fits on social media, you can push. That's why I'm not worried about it."

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