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Anthony Man

Marco Rubio slams Miami Heat’s call for fans to demand ‘common sense’ gun reforms after Texas school shooting

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, the Miami Heat used a pre-game moment to urge fans to contact U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, “demanding their support for common sense gun laws” — and telling them they can “make change at the ballot box.”

Rubio, who is up for re-election this fall, didn’t like it.

He took to Twitter on Thursday, lambasting the NBA for “politicizing a horrific tragedy in America.”

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