Let’s hear it for all of those Orlando Magic players on Friday and every other player from every other NBA team for choosing to exercise their constitutional right to take knee during the national anthem.
And let’s hear it, too, for Jonathan Isaac for exercising his constitutional right to NOT take a knee during the national anthem.
Each and every one of you deserves our respect and understanding for choosing to peacefully protest during the national anthem or, in Isaac’s case, for choosing to peacefully not protest during the national anthem.
Isaac, the former Florida State star who is arguably the Magic’s most likable, spiritual and charitable player, shocked the league Friday when he not only became the first and only player in the NBA bubble to stand for the national anthem, he also became the first and only player to not wear a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt during the playing of the anthem.