Colin Kaepernick on Friday met and posed for a picture with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, a former star guard whom the NBA suspended 20 years ago for not standing for the national anthem.
Abdul-Rauf was in Oakland for a screening and discussion of “By the Dawn’s Early Light,” a documentary that follows his political and spiritual journey.
Earlier this month, Abdul-Rauf said he had never met Kaepernick but fully supported his protest, in which he takes a knee during the playing of the national anthem, to bring awareness to racial inequalities in America.
“It’s good to continue to draw people’s attention to what’s going on whether you’re an athlete, a politician, or a garbage man.