What's the matter with NBA players kneeling collectively?

African-American George Floyd's death by kneeling by white police triggered a large-scale protest. As a league with black players as the main body, the NBA naturally did not stay out of it, and they also supported it with practical actions. On the first day of the NBA rematch, before the Jazz-Pelican game, the players of the two teams wore T-shirts with the words "BLACK LIVES MATTER" and knelt down in the national anthem before the game to protest against racial injustice and support the affirmative movement.

According to reporter Chris Haynes, NBA President Xiao Hua made a statement about the members of both sides kneeling in protest during the national anthem playing in the opening match between the Pelican and Jazz in Orlando. "I respect the actions taken by our team for social justice and peaceful protest. In this special case, I don't have to implement the long-standing rule that we ask members on the field to stand during the national anthem." Xiao Hua said.

According to previous reports, at the beginning of the NBA rematch, players want to get down on one knee while singing the national anthem, and the league may not punish those players who protest peacefully.

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NFL players have done similar things before

In the p>216 season, Colin Capernick, a former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, became the first NFL player to kneel before the game to protest against racial inequality and police brutality during star-spangled banner's home of the brave, and he was widely criticized by conservatives including President Trump.

NBA star James said, "Colin Capernick is the kind of person who stands up when he is uncomfortable." "When people don't understand ... it has nothing to do with the national flag. He explained this, but people never listened. I did it. We just thank him for sacrificing everything he has done. "