Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said on Tuesday that he always believed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick would ultimately be seen as an important figure.
"My sense a few years ago is that Kaepernick would eventually be viewed as a hero," he told Mark Medina of USA Today.
In 2016, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback began kneeling during the playing of the national anthem before NFL games as a protest against racial discrimination and police brutality. That became a hugely divisive topic around the United States, with his critics—including Donald Trump—claiming that Kaepernick was disrespecting the flag and the military.