With major league baseball set to resume play July 23, the NBA July 30 and the NHL Aug. 1, will there be an uptick in so-called anthem protests? In support of Black Lives Matter or for any other reasons, will we see baseball, basketball and hockey players take knees as the national anthem blares inside mostly empty stadiums and arenas?
And what will be the public reaction to it?
In soccer alone, there have been such acts of protest in men’s and women’s professional leagues in the U.S., England and elsewhere. A table-setter for the higher-profile leagues in this country?