Donald Trump's election draws mixed reactions throughout the world of sports

Donald Trump’s election draws mixed reactions throughout the world of sports

Nov. 9, 2016 10 AM PT

Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president. Here’s how some folks from the world of sports reacted to the stunning news on social media during and after Tuesday’s election.

Some are excited.

https://twitter.com/EiferTy85/status/796257326089043968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/PGA_JohnDaly/status/796257347429605377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/DanicaPatrick/status/796360384336699392

https://twitter.com/BauerOutage/status/796259271046549504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/ThaboSefolosha/status/796261818809405440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/68INCOGNITO/status/796342750194958337

https://twitter.com/KrisHumphries/status/796257058609922048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/gehrig38/status/796225947418722305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Naturally, many others had the opposite reaction.

https://twitter.com/DwyaneWade/status/796206681948618753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/JCrossover/status/796251388275752961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Martina/status/796371303313932288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/TakeoSpikes51/status/796332012244234240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/rickyrubio9/status/796234385838186496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/TeamLou23/status/796253395992473600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Isaiah_Thomas/status/796203425297997825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/796258910617370624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/LanceMoore16/status/796222219516903424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/TWroten_LOE/status/796207892349075458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/Jarrettjack03/status/796216362637152260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Some people struck a conciliatory tone.

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/796262780550586368

https://twitter.com/thekidet/status/796263698360832000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/HustonStreet/status/796204750752665609

https://twitter.com/HustonStreet/status/796263854779092992

https://twitter.com/etanthomas36/status/796344457939550208

https://twitter.com/williebloom/status/796248895990820864

https://twitter.com/VernonWells10/status/796210010497945601

https://twitter.com/brendon310/status/796249729550032896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Some expressed shock.

https://twitter.com/vontaedavis/status/796207291578118144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/JoakimNoah/status/796204553964294144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

And some simply stated the obvious.

https://twitter.com/JustinTuck/status/796220980163133441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/796217888281677825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

charles.schilken@latimes.com

Twitter: @chewkiii

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Chuck Schilken

Chuck Schilken is a sports reporter on the Fast Break team. He spent more than 18 years with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports Department in a variety of roles. Before joining The Times, he worked for more than a decade as a sports reporter and editor at newspapers in Virginia and Maryland.

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