By coincidence, when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday that he expects the players to continue standing for the national anthem, he was speaking one day after the Clippers had gone to Pearl Harbor to pay their respects and to talk with members of the military.
For the Clippers, it was emotional to meet service members on Wednesday night and to talk with them about the controversy involving NFL players kneeling during the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” to bring attention to racial injustice.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan asked if there was a league rule to stand for the national anthem.