If we’ve learned anything from the first few days of preseason, it’s that if NBA players plan to join a movement started by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and designed to raise awareness about social injustice, they will do it as teams standing united during the National Anthem.
If you can’t appreciate players of all races coming together, often times with hands on heart, in an attempt to respectfully further a complicated conversation about the manner in which a portion of police officers treat African-Americans in this country, then you’re likely more concerned with sweeping racial discrimination under the rug than advancing a meaningful discussion on the issue.