08-16-2018, 07:36 PM
(08-16-2018, 04:47 PM)bfine32 Wrote: At this point there's really only one reason folks are kneeling; it's because they were told not to. Any message trying to be conveyed has long since passed.
It certainly seems to be all about sticking it to Trump and/or NFL ownership at this point.
(08-16-2018, 05:55 PM)Benton Wrote: The NBA already had a rule you couldn't kneel.
The only thing I know of them doing is the warm up "I can't breath" shirts. Which, still, violates the NFL uniform policy.
Which is why the whole issue morphed from "Why are those guys kneeling" to "who are those guys kneeling."
Whether or not the NBA had an existing rule is besides the point. They've found ways to express their views. Aside from the shirts, they also made a statement at the Espy awards, and they've spoken out via Twitter and the media in general.
Trust me, I'm well aware of how LeBron, Wade, the entire Warriors team and Greg Popovich feel about Trump and various social issues, and never have those people used the Anthem as a platform.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
