The average NBA player salary is $7.7 million per season. Yet they are so “oppressed” that at least two teams, Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans plan to disrespect our country, flag and military by kneeling during the national anthem in their game this coming Thursday in Orlando.
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The New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz are discussing a plan to surround the Black Lives Matter signage on the Wide World of Sports arena court and kneel together during the playing of the national anthem on Thursday, league sources told ESPN.
Instead of having two groups protest separately, the Pelicans and Jazz are adamant that they want to display a united front, sources said. The coaches are expected to join the players in the demonstration.
League officials are not expected to enforce a 1981 anthem policy that says that “players, coaches and trainers are to stand and line up in a dignified posture along the sidelines or on the foul line.”