It's been more than two months since 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick set the sports world ablaze by deciding to kneel during "The Star-Spangled Banner."
As North America's other predominately African-American professional sports league, the NBA, prepares to open its season Tuesday, players are talking about what they are going to do to address racial inequalities and police brutality.
Several NBA teams have locked arms in a show of unity during the preseason following Kaepernick's protest, but there has yet to be anything close to resembling the quarterback's gesture.
For his part, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that while he supports the players' right to speak up, the league does have a rule requiring its players to stand for the anthem.
“I’d only say that we have a rule that requires players to stand respectfully for the anthem,” Silver said. “That is our rule. I’m not going to prejudge any player conduct. We’ll deal with any situations that present themselves. But I’ve been very clear that our expectation is that our players will stand for the anthem.”
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