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Raptors president supports players after Trump remarks: ‘Nobody is getting fired here’

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Masai Ujiri says he's “110 per cent” behind his players, adding on the team’s first day of training camp that players “have a platform.”

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri, shown here in a 2016 file photo, said he's fine if his players want to speak their mind on and off the court.

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he is fine with his players speaking their mind, adding nobody is going to get fired here.

His comment was a reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech Friday in Alabama when he said NFL owners should fire players who protest during the national anthem.