The protests on the roads all throughout the country are continuing. Meanwhile, NBA players are starting dialogs and spreading awareness on social media. Los Angeles Lakers players Jared Dudley, Kyle Kuzma, and other NBA players recently lashed out at the NFL for being hypocritical.
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Back in 2016, NFL player Colin ‘Kap’ Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem, to take a stand about civil rights. However, he did so very subtly, such that it wouldn’t be noticed. And it wasn’t, for weeks. However, when the media asked him about it, Kap talked about everything, from civil rights to raising the issue of police brutality towards African-American people in the country.
The NFL saw him as a threat and hence criticized his way of protest.
Kaepernick became a free agent after the season. However, he ended up unsigned. In November 2017, he accused them of conspiring to keep him out of the league. Kaepernick filed a grievance he against the NFL in February 2019, but chose to settle confidentially.
Not a lot happened that time. But now, Los Angeles Lakers player Jared Dudley is using Kap’s stand to call the San Francisco 49ers out. Dudley and other NBA players are highlighting how the team did not support Kaepernick. They are also talking about the hypocrisy around the team’s ‘Blackout Tuesday’ tweet.
His first response was a reply to Lakers player Kyle Kuzma, who called out the 49ers too. Kuzma implied that the team is showing its support now, when they should have done it years ago.
Now you wanna...
Black Lives Matter #BlackoutTuesday
To this, Dudley replied with:
Crazy! Just remember every NFL player, executive , owner, and president who talk bad about Kap peaceful protest... This is what he was talking about.. No more dancing around the topic.. You either with us or not. Pick a side
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Joining in, Donovan Mitchell also called the NFL team out about the same.
Stop it...
Black Lives Matter #BlackoutTuesday
However, it wasn’t over for Dudley yet. He went ahead and defended those who talked against Kap and for the 49ers.
Yes the Niners did after the fact with the donation. Never came out to support him during the kneeling time.. Now there pressure for all sides to speak now.. No more staying quiet, you have to pick a side
Cmon Jared. The Niners matched his donations. They were with him the whole time. He, Kaep opted out of his contract knowing he was going to get released, due to the injuries and the contract amount owed.
Responding positively to basketball player Tyrese Rice, who also raised the issue. Dudley tweeted:
💯💯 If you was quiet then we know what side you on... I want reporters asking ever QB, Head Coach, and Owner about what they think now about Kap taking a knee.. What side are they on?
I don’t want to hear anything from the NFL or the players. (Who didn’t stand or take a knee with Kap) Not one thing. League 80% black, colleague got on the front line, and only a few stood with him. (Some of them folded too). Y’all not really with the movement but it look good.