Ex-NBA player was crushed in Senate primary – so now he’s running for president instead
- A former professional basketball player who was crushed in Minnesota’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday has announced a surprise run for president, declaring: “Now the real fun begins.
- ”Royce White, 35, a star of the college game who played briefly in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings and for London Lightning in Canada as a power forward, picked up just 11.2 percent of the vote in his home state.
- Ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya won the primary with 52.1 percent as runner-up Adam Schwarze picked up 24 percent.
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- A former professional basketball player who was crushed in Minnesota’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday has announced a surprise run for president, declaring: “Now the real fun begins.
- ”Royce White, 35, a star of the college game who played briefly in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings and for London Lightning in Canada as a power forward, picked up just 11.2 percent of the vote in his home state.
- Ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya won the primary with 52.1 percent as runner-up Adam Schwarze picked up 24 percent.
Sources: The Independent