NBA teams have been kneeling during the national anthem before games in the bubble. Several players have compared the gesture to George Floyd’s death, noting they’re only kneeling for a fraction of the time that a police officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck. While in the NBA’s bubble, players have tried […]

NHL fans are posting images of themselves kneeling in their jerseys with the hashtag #Kneel4Hockey in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. As the NHL restart approaches, players have been standing side-by-side with their opponents as the national anthem played. Eric Trump tweeted out his support of players standing on Thursday […]

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac was the only player among the Magic and Brooklyn Nets not to kneel during the national anthem. Isaac also wore his own jersey instead of the “Black Lives Matter” warmups players have been wearing. On Thursday, the New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, […]

The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans all kneeled for the national anthem before the first game of the NBA bubble. Players have wanted to keep the focus on social justice reform in the bubble and were planning gestures for the national anthem. The NBA has a rule requiring players […]

Hong Kong’s education department has ordered elementary and middle schools across the city to display the Chinese national flag and sing the Chinese national anthem during special occasions. The new guidelines enforce a controversial new law passed earlier this month that makes insulting China’s national anthem a crime punishable by […]

Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien told the Houston Chronicle that he would kneel alongside players in protest this coming NFL season. “Yeah, I’ll take a knee. I’m all for it,” O’Brien said. “The players have a right to protest, a right to be heard and a right to be […]

Roger Goodell apologised for the NFL’s previous stance against player protests, saying the league would improve on such issues moving forward. NFL owners have remained fairly quiet on issues of racial inequality and the players’ right to protest. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, owners could be waiting for Jerry Jones […]

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell admitted the league was wrong to discourage players from peacefully protesting in a video posted on Friday. “We, the National Football League, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people,” Goodell said. “We the National Football League admit we were wrong for not listening to […]

President Donald Trump defended Drew Brees in a series of tweets, saying NFL players should stand for the national anthem. Many criticised Brees for comments he made during an interview in which he said he believed kneeling was “disrespecting” the flag. Brees later apologised after several players called his comments […]

The NFL has endured many controversies throughout its 100 year history. Officiating blunders, such as calls during the 2019 NFC Championship and 2014 NFC playoff game, faced scrutiny by fans and people around the league. The New England Patriots have been involved in several league controversies, including Spygate and Deflategate. […]

Rihanna is said to have turned down an offer to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in 2019, out of support for Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who took a knee during the national anthem to call attention to police violence against people of colour and racial […]

Safety Eric Reid, who protested police brutality alongside Colin Kaepernick, has signed a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers. Reid had also joined Kaepernick’s grievance against the NFL accusing the league of colluding against the pair. According to reports, Reid has no plans of backing off the grievance despite now […]

The NFL released a statement on Tuesday backing players who have protested to raise awareness about social issues. The statement referenced Colin Kaepernick, saying the issues he has raised “deserve our attention and action.” The statement comes after Nike made Kaepernick the face of its “Just Do It” ad campaign. […]

Nike selected the former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of a new ad campaign featuring the brand’s “Just Do It” slogan. The move was instantly controversial, with some Nike customers threatening a boycott, cutting up their Nike clothing, and burning their sneakers. An ad like this […]

Some critics of Nike‘s ad starring Colin Kaepernick say the company should have instead featured former NFL player and army ranger Pat Tillman, who died in Afghanistan in 2004. Many on the right argue that Tillman better embodies the advertisement’s tagline: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” […]

Pizza Hut is kicking off its first season as the official sponsor of the National Football League on Tuesday. The pizza chain announced its NFL sponsorship earlier this year, just one day after Papa John’s ended its longtime partnership with the league following months of controversy related to players’ protests. […]

President Donald Trump tweeted criticism of NFL players who protested during the national anthem during preseason games on Thursday. Trump said players should be appreciative of the money they make in the NFL and should be suspended without pay if they kneel during the anthem. Trump also said players don’t […]