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‘Trump wants to get rid of DEI, and I think it’s just a ruse to discriminate,’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells Dodgers on Jackie Robinson Day.

To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jackie Robinson’s legacy is as important now as it has ever been.

“Trump wants to get rid of DEI, and I think it’s just a ruse to discriminate,” Abdul-Jabbar said to a scrum of reporters, while sitting at the base of Robinson’s statue in the center field plaza of Dodger Stadium.

Against that backdrop, Abdul-Jabbar called it “absolutely important” to uphold Robinson’s trailblazing legacy.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also fielded Robinson-related questions for almost the entirety of his pregame address with reporters, and agreed with Abdul-Jabbar’s comments about the importance of Robinson’s legacy amid the country’s current political climate.