NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hopes to see players from all 30 teams standing for the national anthem when the regular season begins next week.
Speaking at the NBA board of governors meeting, per ESPN.com's Ohm Youngmisuk, Silver did not condemn anyone who may want to take a knee during the anthem, but he is hopeful that won't happen:
I don't know if the players are organizing anything. All I can say is what we have seen in multiple preseason games so far is our players standing for the national anthem. It would be my hope that they continue to stand for the national anthem. I think that is the appropriate thing to do.
Silver said the NBA may be the organization in best position to significantly impact the U.S. social climate:
There may be no organization in our society better positioned than the NBA and its players to try and have an impact on these difficult issues plaguing many of our cities. So aside from discussions around the anthem, it is my expectation that as we move beyond the collective bargaining [negotiating] process, that we and the players together will continue to address these iss ...
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