NBA Issues Memo to teams reminding them they have to stand for Anthem

[Ken]

The NBA makes the right call...they would have no chance to recover from the backlash if they didn't.

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/247549/NBA-Issues-Memo-On-Standing-For-Anthem

 

[JoeKing]

I can't wait to see the backlash when rebellious NBA players try to buck this policy.

 

[Jake]

Most of the people flipping out over the anthem nonsense don't watch the NBA, anyway. They prefer NASCAR.

 

[haleyrules]

That's exactly what the gutless owners should have done from the very start.

 

[Sasquatch]

Nothing says patriotism and respect for those who sacrificed for freedom like ... coercion.

 

[JoeKing]

Nothing says patriotism and respect for those who sacrificed for freedom like ... coercion.

If you have to be coerced to stand for the national anthem then you don't give a damn about those that sacrificed for freedom in the first place.

 

[xwalker]

Most of the people flipping out over the anthem nonsense don't watch the NBA, anyway. They prefer NASCAR.

That seems like a racist statement...

 

[Nightman]

That seems like a racist statement...

What about Hockey, Golf, Baseball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Soccer?

I want to know how everyone would feel if we played Mexico in soccer and all their players knelt or turned their backs during the US Anthem......... I know I would be furious

So why is it any better when an American does it? ...........hint- It isn't

 

[JoeKing]

What about Hockey, Golf, Baseball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Soccer?

I want to know how everyone would feel if we played Mexico in soccer and all their players knelt or turned their backs during the US Anthem......... I know I would be furious

So why is it any better when an American does it? ...........hint- It isn't

Just speaking for myself but... soccer sucks. I wouldn't give a damn what goes on at a soccer game.

But I agree, doing that an NFL game does offend.

 

[Robbieac]

That seems like a racist statement...

Did you not get the memo? You can only be racist against people of color. There is no such thing as racism against whites.

 

[JoeKing]

Did you not get the memo? You can only be racist against people of color. There is no such thing as racism against whites.

Noted, thanks for the info.

 

[AmericasTeam81]

Just speaking for myself but... soccer sucks. I wouldn't give a damn what goes on at a soccer game.

But I agree, doing that an NFL game does offend.

I wouldn't open my bedroom blinds if a soccer match was being played in my backyard.

 

[calico]

https://theundefeated.com/features/abdul-rauf-doesnt-regret-sitting-out-national-anthem/

already happen 20 years ago with negative outcome.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

That seems like a racist statement...

redneck isnt a race

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Nothing says patriotism and respect for those who sacrificed for freedom like ... coercion.

FORCED standing for a song that ends in "land of the free"

 

[xwalker]

FORCED standing for a song that ends in "land of the free"

I'm not "free" to shoot you just because I feel like it.

 

[JoeKing]

redneck isnt a race

So rednecks have your permission to fly their confederate flags without you calling them racist?

 

[65fastback2plus2]

I'm not "free" to shoot you just because I feel like it.

Of course not. Rights are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.

You cant shoot me because it violates all of those.

If someone kneels for a song, it doesnt violate any of those.

So thats an apples to cows comparison you got there.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

So rednecks have your permission to fly their confederate flags without you calling them racist?

100% absolutely.

I fly a Gonzales flag...and I aint taking it down over any ones opinion. Its on my property and I'll fly what I want.

I typically get called a democrat and republican multiple times every day...you're not the first one to get confused by a liberty stance.

 

[JoeKing]

100% absolutely.

I fly a Gonzales flag...and I aint taking it down over any ones opinion. Its on my property and I'll fly what I want.

I typically get called a democrat and republican multiple times every day...you're not the first one to get confused by a liberty stance.

God Bless you!