David Wood was involved in the riots in the United States. He played in the Olympics and was a rival of Manu Ginobili
David Wood was a somewhat unnoticed player, although he was in the NBA for years, played alongside Michael Jordan and excelled at the Barcelona Olympics.
However, it has recently sounded again and not for nice things. And it is that Wood was one of the people who marched in protest in the United States, and ended up assaulting the Capitol, five dead and several detainees.
Known as “The Gladiator,” Wood was seen among protesters who violently sparked riots and for whom police eventually arrested about 50 people after President Donald Trump complained of defeat. in his view fraudulent in the last election in the United States.
After appearing in several news outlets, Wood himself deleted some of his most radical and conservative pronouncements from his social media accounts.
“I went to witness Trump’s speech and as several friends sent me messages to find out how everything was, I decided to broadcast it live so that everyone could see it. The truth is that I found the area around the Capitol very safe, surrounded by “People who love our country. Yes, I saw about ten angry outcasts that could be problematic. People are angry because their votes won’t count. I can’t stand this angry energy much and I didn’t know anyone I saw at the Capitol because I didn’t really go to protest but to look and pray, “he said.
After playing in the CBA, Wood was in the NBA with Michael Jordan’s Bulls, although he played very little. Later, he was in Italy, where he served in Livorno and also in Barcelona. He was also with the Houston Rockets, the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warrios, the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavs, and the Milwaukee Bucks.
At the 1998 World Cup, he was on the team made up of alternate stars, as there was a labor dispute between the owners of the NBA teams and the players, so they were not the best. Here, Wood faced Manú Ginóbili.
“I want to apologize because in my zeal and humanity I was wrong about Day 6. I thought the change was going to happen with biblical proportions but it seems not today. I’m sorry and I apologize for my time,” he wrote. on Wednesday, the day of the demonstration. “
“Before the next president is sworn in, you will see with shock and surprise that they will expose election fraud and confirm President Trump for four more years,” he had written earlier.
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