'There's always goofy votes': LeBron jabs at Trump in ASG discussion

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LeBron James is the latest NBA personality to take a crack at the 45th president of the United States.

During a Friday discussion about All-Star voting, James joked about Donald Trump, the Republican who topped James-backed candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

"There's always goofy votes. Donald Trump is our president," James said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

James, a noted Democrat, backed Clinton and Barack Obama in recent elections. Once the news dropped that Trump was the president-elect, the Cavaliers superstar posted an Instagram message reassuring Americans with the help of Kendrick Lamar's track "Alright."

As I woke up today looking and searching for answers on what has happened this song hit it right on the head! If we continue the faith(as hard as it may be to do so) we will BE ALRIGHT!! Parents and leaders of our children please let them know they can still change the world for the better! Don't lose a bit of faith! They're our future and we must remain stronger than ever!! Yes we all wanna lace up the boots, put on the hard hats and strike but that's not the answer. Love, genuine LOVE and FAITH will be the only thing that can get us through this. Minorities and Women in all please know that this isn't the end, it's just a very challenging obstacle that we will overcome!! The man above will never put something in our paths that we can handle no matter how difficult it may feel/be! To all the youth out there I PROMISE I'll continue to lead u guys every single day without no hesitation!! Time to educate and even more mold my children into being the greatest model citizens they can become in life! They will continue the legacy beyond life! Lastly, Even if whos now in office doesn't, Know that I LOVE YOU'LL!!!

A video posted by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Nov 9, 2016 at 8:06am PST

James has also avoided Trump hotels in the wake of the election, breaking off from the Cavaliers' travel plans when they visited New York, although he said that move wasn't a statement.

The Republican National Convention was held in Quicken Loans Arena, where the Cavaliers play.