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NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver Says Standing For The National Anthem Is The ‘Appropriate Thing To Do’

<p>The official start to the 2016-2017 NBA season is quickly approaching&comma; and with the recent protesting against the National Anthem&period; Many people have been wondering if they would see some of their favorite basketball players join the protest once the season starts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;espn&period;com&sol;nba&sol;story&sol;&lowbar;&sol;id&sol;17852011&sol;nba-commissioner-adam-silver-hopes-players-continue-stand-national-anthem">ESPN<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; the NBA commissioner&comma; Adam Silver shared his thoughts on whether or not players are expected to join the protest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Recently at the NBA’s board of governors meeting&comma; he said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t know if the players are organizing anything&period; All I can say is what we have seen in multiple preseason games so far is our players standing for the national anthem&period; It would be my hope that they continue to stand for the national anthem&period; I think that is the appropriate thing to do&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Over the summer Carmelo Anthony&comma; Dwyane Wade&comma; Chris Paul and Lebron James took the stage at the 2016 Espy Awards&comma; calling for other athletes to bring about social change within our communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Their message came after the senseless killings that occurred in Dallas&comma; Baton Rouge and Minnesota&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Silver also mentioned that these issues have been thought about&comma; and he has been thinking of ways for the NBA community to bring about change&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So aside from discussions around the anthem&comma; it is my expectation that as we move beyond the collective bargaining &lbrack;negotiating&rsqb; process&comma; that we and the players together will continue to address these issues and look for opportunities where we can really make a difference&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates what are your thoughts&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; 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