With San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent protest in mind, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he believes similar protests will take place in the NBA this upcoming season, and will “absolutely talk to his players as a team” on how they plan to address the playing of the national anthem before games.

Kaepernick has either chosen not to stand or taken a knee during the playing of The Star-Spangled Banner before NFL games this season in protest against what he views as injustices against blacks in America. The Warriors, who have a predominately black roster, play about 40 minutes from the 49ers’ home stadium in Santa Clara, California. And prior to the Warriors’ preseason opener on Oct. 1 against the Toronto Raptors in Vancouver, Canada, Kerr expects to be on the same page with his star-studded team on how players will react.

“We will absolutely talk about it as a team before our first game … ,” Kerr said during pre-training camp media availability at the Warriors’ training facility in Oakland, California, on Wednesday. “I talked to some of the guys, and [they asked], ‘What does it mean to you?’ I’ve kind of given them my opinion. We’ve shared thoughts. That’s kind of the way we do things around here.

“We like to talk about stuff, basketball or not. It’s probably one of the best things that’s come out of the Kaepernick issue is that people are talking about it. It’s a good thing.”

 

Steve Kerr: Americans should be ‘disgusted’ by what’s happening in this country — The Undefeated

Can a mod fix the quotations and apostrophe in the title?

It will be interesting to see if this "movement" still has traction come basketball season.

It will be interesting to see if this "movement" still has traction come basketball season.

 

With Charlotte today, Tulsa, it will continue to be around. Not passing judgment, just believe the NBA would be a pretty certain avenue with the vast majority of players of color. The interesting thing will be what Steph, LeBron, KD,etc the superstars do.

Steph has already pledged his support to Kaepernick and I'mnsure Lebron, Melo and Wade will support him as well.

Thank God I don't watch the NBA, and very little of the NFL.

There are plenty of other countries to live in....Just sayin.

 

Syria for example probably has plenty of open housing available. Especially if your already a millionaire. If these guys hate America so much, they have plenty of money to move, so what is there to complain about?

There are plenty of other countries to live in....Just sayin.

 

Syria for example probably has plenty of open housing available. Especially if your already a millionaire. If these guys hate America so much, they have plenty of money to move, so what is there to complain about?

 

Classic non-thinking response. Love it or leave it!

If LBJ takes a knee the Internet will break.

There are plenty of other countries to live in....Just sayin.

 

Syria for example probably has plenty of open housing available. Especially if your already a millionaire. If these guys hate America so much, they have plenty of money to move, so what is there to complain about?

 

He's basically saying that people need to communicate with each other. What's wrong with that?

There are plenty of other countries to live in....Just sayin.

 

Syria for example probably has plenty of open housing available. Especially if your already a millionaire. If these guys hate America so much, they have plenty of money to move, so what is there to complain about?

 

So when you exercise a right that this country was built on you're expected to shut up or leave? Solid.

If LBJ takes a knee the Internet will break.

 

What does it say that when I saw LBJ, my first thought was "What the heck does Clyde mean?! LBJ has been dead a looong time!"

What does it say that when I saw LBJ, my first thought was "What the heck does Clyde mean?! LBJ has been dead a looong time!"

 

 

It says you don't follow the NBA closely.

 

LeBron James

It says you don't follow the NBA closely.

 

LeBron James

 

Oh, I figured it out. But I am old enough to relate LBJ to Lyndon B Johnson.

Classic non-thinking response. Love it or leave it!

 

I've never claimed to be politically correct!