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Michigan's Isaiah Livers says kneeling 'bigger than basketball'

Isaiah Livers wants to keep the conversation going.

That’s why the senior forward took a knee during the national anthem before Michigan’s season opener against Bowling Green on Wednesday.

"When I was watching the NBA, watching a lot of my role models follow that path (to kneel), I knew it was the right thing for me to do at least,” Livers said. “I'm not holding anybody else to do the same thing, but I knew that I wanted to do that. I wanted to stand for something right.

“There's no disrespect to no veterans at all.