One of the key topics Stern touched on was Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest, which paralleled a similar national anthem protest by former NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in 1996 that earned him a one-game suspension and forced him to forfeit $32,000 in pay.
According to Oliver Staley of Quartz, Stern explained why his decision to suspended Abdul-Rauf was justified:
Stern suspended NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf for a similar protest in 1996, but said Kaepernick’s case was different because he had the permission of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and because president Obama said he had a constitutional right to speak out.
"Wrong!" Stern exclaimed. "He has the rights his union collectively bargained for him, but I guess Obama didn’t take a class in labor law."
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