A brief contemplation on what NBA players’ response to the recent discussion on behavior during play of the national anthem could be.
The playing of the national anthem before sporting events in the United States has become a matter of deep discussion over the last couple of weeks after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose to remain seated during the national anthem as a silent protest against “a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”
Kaepernick’s protest has created a wide array of discussion over the place of the national anthem before sporting events, and has evolved into more athletes across multiple sports using the anthem as a point of silent protest, from more football players to soccer players such as Megan Rapinoe of the US Women’s National Team and Seattle Reign of the NWSL.