UPDATE002 Archives Wednesday Dec. 7, 2016 (1:50 p.m. ET): Speaking to the AP, James denied his decision to stay elsewhere was a political statement but rather a personal preference. "It would be the same if I went to a restaurant and decided to eat chicken and not steak," James said.
When the Cleveland Cavaliers head to New York City to play the New York Knicks on Wednesday, some of the team's players, including its biggest star, will reportedly be bypassing the team's usual Trump-owned hotel.
SEE ALSO: At least 3 NBA teams are reportedly boycotting Trump hotelsWhile the Cavs have a contract with Trump's SoHo hotel, LeBron James is among a group of players who have been granted permission to stay elsewhere on the team's trip, according to ESPN.
The team confirmed to the Los Angeles Timesthat alternate arrangements have been made for those players.
Mashablehas reached out to both the Cavaliers and James' management for comment.
James was a vocal supporter of Trump's presidential campaign opponent, Hillary Clinton, writing an op-ed in support of her and even joining Clinton for a big rally in Cleveland in the closing days of the campaign.
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Several Cavs players have been critical of Trump since the election, including Iman Shumpert who told Complexhe'd refuse to go to the White House for the traditional champions' visit if the Cavs won during Trump's presidency.
The group of Cavs players will join three other teams -- the Milwaukee Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks -- who are currently boycotting Trump hotels on road trips.
At least one Major League Baseball star, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez, has also boycotted Trump hotels recently.
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