The national anthem at sporting events has been a hot topic over the past year with the likes of Colin Kaepernick and various other NFL players staging their personal protests when it is played.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf of the Denver Nuggets refused to stand for the anthem during an NBA game back in 1996 and was suspended by the league.
The Toronto Raptors players staged their form of a protest when the entire team locked arms during the playing of the anthems at the teams opening pre-season game last October.
The Raptors DeMar DeRozan spoke about his reasons for being involved in the protest at the time.