Before Friday night's preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, members from both teams stood together and linked arms during the national anthem at Staples Center, via Harrison Wind of BSN Denver:
A number of NBA teams have already linked arms during the national anthem during preseason games, showing solidarity in protest of racial injustices and police brutality.
Since preseason began on Oct. 1, the Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Kings have also performed the same pregame display, according to Cindy Boren of the Washington Post.
It was the NFL's Seattle Seahawks that began this form of protest, as wide receiver Doug Baldwin explained that this was a way to stand for change while not showing any form of disrespect to the men and women of the United States armed forces:
This provided a variation from the kneeling of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began this national conversation during the NFL's preseason.
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Lakers, Nuggets Players Lock Arms During National Anthem Before Preseason Game
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