Sports world reacts to Donald Trump's big win

There's every type of reaction. .
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Jacob Lauing
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Sports world reacts to Donald Trump's big win
Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during his election night event. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

The sports world had pretty much every reaction you could imagine to Donald Trump's victory on Tuesday.

Throughout the campaign, athletes continually made their opinions known. Clinton garnered endorsements from big names like LeBron James, and Trump earned support from Tom Brady, thought the star quarterback wasn't particularly open about it. Colin Kaepernick wouldn't side with either, calling both presidential candidates "proven liars."

So it wasn't surprising that members of the sports community were equally vocal after Trump beat Hillary Clinton to become the United States President-Elect.


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Many — including Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis and New York Knicks star Joakim Noah — were simply shocked.

Others expressed their sadness.

Golfer John Daly and former MLB pitcher Curt Schilling — a vocal conservative — showed support for Trump.

On the other hand, former NFL player Lance Moore and Indiana Pacers player Kevin Seraphin bid goodbye to Barack Obama.

Despite the divided country that Tuesday night's results demonstrated, two athletes shared messages of unity.

Finally, some looked to the future.

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Jacob Lauing

Jacob is Mashable's Sports Intern. He graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he studied journalism and served as editor-in-chief of Mustang News, Cal Poly's student newspaper. Some of Jacob's favorite activities include watching baseball, playing music and eating bagels.

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