Victor Oladipo: 'No question' anthem protests will happen in NBA

[The Devil's Advocate]

GOAT League @Malta

GOAT league has rules that you MUST stand for the national anthem.. no ifs, ands or buts... if you don't, they can suspend you after the very first time and you don't get paid


we'll see what they do come season starting

 

[Malta]

@Malta a cac

I'm Black dumb ass

 

[Ohene]

GOAT League @Malta

for piggybacking off the NFL players? where were these protests when Donald Sterling popped off..fukk outta here

 

[CantStop]

I don't believe it.

Kneeling once a week for 16 weeks is a lot different than kneeling 3-4x a week for 6-8 months and answering questions about it damn near every day. Hopefully someone does something but I really doubt they do something worthy.

 

[KOohbt]

It won't be Bron. Definitely not wade c00n ass, melo or Paul. I out money on that

 

[The God Poster]

i wonder how massa silver gonna handle it? The NBA unlike the NFL has a rule demanding players stand. will he fine the whole leauge? I bet if they sat for gay rights he would back them up

said it once & I'll keep saying it. This is the elephant in the room. Every cause except those primarily dealing with US gets addressed & respected. If this was a gay or domestic violence issue people would be applauding Kap. We so quick to ride for others but don't get the luv back

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

GOAT league has rules that you MUST stand for the national anthem.. no ifs, ands or buts... if you don't, they can suspend you after the very first time and you don't get paid


we'll see what they do come season starting

That rule will be changed or not enforced. NBA is the most progressive major American sports league, plus the tide of reaction to this entire thing has already began to swing in Kaep's favor as more people break down what it actually means and detractors expose themselves with their responses.

I don't believe it.

Kneeling once a week for 16 weeks is a lot different than kneeling 3-4x a week for 6-8 months and answering questions about it damn near every day. Hopefully someone does something but I really doubt they do something worthy.

Anyone taking part in this should welcome the daily questions as a huge oppurtunity to discuss and further shine a light on the issue. You're using your platform, thats the entire point. Its not something to shy away from or acquiesce to the cowardly attempts to shift the issue to the troops and all that other nonsense.

 

[the cool]

dirk will be the first player to sit during the national anthem best believe that. he was on twitter

 

[CHERUB]

I'm glad if it does

But that is going to make listening to the TNT broadcast unbearable.

Shaq and barkley are even worst discussing politics and social issues than they are talking basketball, and they are pretty bad talking basketball. Hopefully Kenny smith and Chris webber can bring some kind of sanity and truth to the discussion on the set and open court.

Thats ok Kenny will shyt on them like usual and bring some sense to the table. Kenny Smith might be a little corny with shattered knees but the lefrak queens never left him. He aint a bytch like shaq

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

That rule will be changed or not enforced. NBA is the most progressive major American sports league, plus the tide of reaction to this entire thing has already began to swing in Kaep's favor as more people break down what it actually means and detractors expose themselves with their responses.

think 29 white owners are going to vote to change that shyt in the next months brehs


want to bet a ban on it? you stay banned until they change it... i'll stay banned however long someone kneels and doesn't get fined

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

White people love ignoring the reason for the message and instead focus on on the messenger saying the message

White people are suffering from mass sociopathic disorder.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

dirk will be the first player to sit during the national anthem best believe that. he was on twitter

Cant wait for the "Go back to Germany" tweets

think 29 white owners are going to vote to change that shyt in the next months brehs


want to bet a ban on it? you stay banned until they change it... i'll stay banned however long someone kneels and doesn't get fined

I dont think all the owners will vote, it'll just be something that like I said, Silver changes himself or more likely just doesnt enforce with a safe "the NBA supports our armed forces and also supports anyone's right to peacefully protest, this is a worthy issue that we must all continue to address and work toward, yadda yadda."

Like I said, the NBA is progressive, the tide is already blowing in the protestors' favor now, they already dealt with Sterling and Silver had a very progessive response to that, theyve actually had first hand experience of an NBA player being brutalized by police and all the implications that go with that, they already had the Chris Jackson situation 20 years ago...I dont see Silver ignoring all that and turning around and sending a "shut up and fall in line" message to his players this season.

Having said all that...if he's smart he wont schedule any games on November 11th

 

[Ronnie Lott]

Over 1500 players in the League and only a handful have joined Kaep in protest

Unless of course you count the Seahawks #AllLivesMatter BS.

You act like the nba is any less racist than the NFL

The same nba that had the clippers doin lame shyt like turning their shirts inside out

 

[Fallacy]

It won't be Bron. Definitely not wade c00n ass, melo or Paul. I out money on that

Word.

These guys are the most brand safe fake activist players ever. They will ride the fence so hard this season until another person like D-Rose protests and makes it safe for them to take a pseudo-stand. shyt, Bron scared to call out cops in his own state when kids are getting gunned down. It's a shame really.

 

[DynamoEAR]

Word.

These guys are the most brand safe fake activist players ever. They will ride the fence so hard this season until another person like D-Rose protests and makes it safe for them to take a pseudo-stand. shyt, Bron scared to call out cops in his own state when kids are getting gunned down. It's a shame really.

Add Dwight Howard to the list. Hawks are doing an alllivesmatter ass pre-season game in October.