Beyond the cheer and jokes Jared Sullinger brought to the Toronto Raptors in his first official day of work with his new team Monday, sits a hot button issue that he and the entire organization is thinking about.
Sullinger, whom Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said is the team’s likely starting power forward, has spent much of the past week on Twitter venting about police brutality in the United States.
It’s what led Colin Kaepernick to taking a knee during the national anthem before the San Francisco 49ers play. The Indiana Fever collectively took a knee during the anthem before their game last Wednesday.