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Few are the elite athletes who, in the middle of the 21st century, are not afraid of meddling in political issues. The former player of the nba and champion with Golden State Warriors, Andrew Bogout positioned itself in favor of the liberal candidate for the presidency of Argentina, Javier Miley.
After the South American economist won more than 30% of the votes and 16 of the 23 provinces in which Simultaneous Mandatory Open Primary (PASO)his media exposure on social networks increased to such an extent that through X (previously Twitter), Bogout He publicly showed his support for the liberal.
“Can we please have a candidate like this in Australia?”wrote the born in Melbourne citing a video with English subtitles where you see miley harshly criticizing socialism.
“Argentina’s big problem is a cultural problem. This is a society that is infected with socialism. We must manage to get socialism out of the heads of the people (…) the main promoters of this idea are the politicians”, reads the first fragment of the three-minute audiovisual.
The clip is about an interview of the candidate for an Argentine television channel. The publication of the Australian obtained such a great media repercussion among the Albiceleste and South American community that he himself Bogout He dedicated another tweet denoting his surprise and thanking the support.
“Wow, I didn’t expect this post to explode. Welcome to all my Argentine friends! Delfino head my man”he wrote tagging Carlos Francisco DelfinoArgentine professional basketball player who currently plays in the ranks of the Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the League Basket Serie A of Italy.
In November 2020, veteran Australian center Andrew Bogutwho was the first selection with the Milwaukee Bucks in the college lottery nba 2005, he announced his retirement as a professional.
The oceanic player made the decision at the age of 36 after having played 14 seasons in the nbawith the teams of Milwaukee, Warriors, Dallas, Cleveland and Los Angeles Lakers, achieving averages of 9.6 points; 8.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 706 regular season games that he played.
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