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Nba kneeling and standing. Orlando magic forward jonathan isaac was the first player to remain standing during the anthem friday. The nba made a spectacle out of the playing of the national anthem dividing fans when not a single player or coach on four teams or the officials working the games stood for the countrys flag and anthem. Kneeling during the anthem is technically against nba rules but players and officials made their plans to do so clear as a form of protest against police brutality and social injustice.
It was the first time since colin kaepernicks silent protest during an nfl preseason game in 2016 that nba players knelt as nba rules have required players standing in a line during the national. Lake buena vista fla the accomplished nba coach has forcefully spoken out on systemic racism both through words and action. The nba technically has a rule on its books prohibiting players from kneeling for the national anthem.
Commissioner adam silver confirmed that he will not enforce that rule though due to the. Getty images the san antonio spurs joined the rest of the nba in kneeling for the national anthem ahead of their friday game against the sacramento kings but there were a few noticeable holdouts. The nbas return to play thursday was filled with social justice messages including a unified display of kneeling by jazz and pelicans personnel during the national anthem prior to game 1.
But despite the majority of nba players and coaches kneeling during.
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