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Pistons offer unity during anthem to bring focus to issues of brutality

It was a solemn sight.

As the national anthem was performed last Thursday night at the Barclays Center, the Detroit Pistons (coaches included) stood at attention with their arms interlocked with each other.

At the other end of the floor, the host Brooklyn Nets were in a similar formation.

NBA players are foregoing kneeling or sitting during the anthem, a reaction from some athletes in other sports to a string of high-profile deadly encounters between law enforcement and black men.

It’s an obvious move for many in a league where black men represent a substantial majority of the labor force.

But Nets power forward Luis Scola, an Argentine, was standing there with his arms locked with center Brook Lopez, a Cuban-American.

Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, a white man from the Bay Area, locked arms with rookie Henry Ellenson, a white kid from Rice Lake, Wis.

The point was made that police brutality is an issue that needs to be addressed in this country.

But the players wanted to express unity while making that point.

“It’s something that we discussed as a team,” said Pistons power forward Jon Leuer, a white man from Long Lake, Minn. “Obviously I’ve seen the videos, I’ve seen some of the injustices that have been done against young black men. It doesn’t matter what color you are. If you see something that’s wrong, you stand up for it, and we decided to lock arms as a team.

“I think it shows a strong message that we are all from different backgrounds and have different skin colors, but we’re all against these injustices and we’re doing it as a team and are unified in what we’re doing.”

Pistons forward Marcus Morris, who grew up in the inner city of Philadelphia, has taken a special interest in the issue.

He was the de facto ring leader and after mulling several options with teammates, they chose the course of action taken by other teams.

“Personally, I don’t think that was enough, but you start somewhere,” Morris said. “It’s just a league-wide thing.”

No one was pressured to do something that made them uncomfortable. Players could have chosen to stand away, but it was 100% participation.

Morris invited the coaching staff to participate, and Van Gundy, who has many thoughts on the issue, was ready to do it.

“In my mind, the reason that I joined in, was in unity with them on the concerns they have with the issues,” Van Gundy said. “I think their main issue is the police violence against people of color, and I’m certainly concerned with that and support their concern there.”

Van Gundy spoke to systemic issues of the criminal justice system. He thinks a larger issue is how the war on drugs affects blacks at a disproportionate rate from other racial groups despite studies showing no difference among races when it comes to drug use.

“I think those are troubling, but it’s the tip of the iceberg of a system that’s not working for entire groups of people, mainly African-Americans right now, but not totally,” Van Gundy said.

What’s next?

Morris indicated the players may begin wearing T-shirts with some type of message.

There have also been outreach efforts to become more educated on issues.

Palace Sports & Entertainment vice chairman and assistant coach Otis Smith arranged for former Wayne State dean Jocelyn Benson to speak to the team.

Benson is now Chief Executive Officer of the Ross Initiative in Sports Equality, a non-profit founded by billionaire philanthropist Stephen Ross.

RISE is a venture with professional sports organizations, including the NFL, NBA and MLB, to improve race relations.

Van Gundy has also said the most effective route to change is the ballot box and absentee ballot forms were available at the practice facility Monday.

The show of unity was a nice start, but you can expect more.

“We just wanted to bring some light to the situation,” point guard Ish Smith said. “It was just one minor thing that we had to do, it was just one small step. We have to do some more things in the community. There’s a lot more things us players want to do and we’re going to continue to do to move forward.”
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More weak shit...
 
stringer bell;9418434 said:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/10/10/anthem-protest-unity/91866826/

Pistons offer unity during anthem to bring focus to issues of brutality

It was a solemn sight.

As the national anthem was performed last Thursday night at the Barclays Center, the Detroit Pistons (coaches included) stood at attention with their arms interlocked with each other.

At the other end of the floor, the host Brooklyn Nets were in a similar formation.

NBA players are foregoing kneeling or sitting during the anthem, a reaction from some athletes in other sports to a string of high-profile deadly encounters between law enforcement and black men.

It’s an obvious move for many in a league where black men represent a substantial majority of the labor force.

But Nets power forward Luis Scola, an Argentine, was standing there with his arms locked with center Brook Lopez, a Cuban-American.

Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy, a white man from the Bay Area, locked arms with rookie Henry Ellenson, a white kid from Rice Lake, Wis.

The point was made that police brutality is an issue that needs to be addressed in this country.

But the players wanted to express unity while making that point.

“It’s something that we discussed as a team,” said Pistons power forward Jon Leuer, a white man from Long Lake, Minn. “Obviously I’ve seen the videos, I’ve seen some of the injustices that have been done against young black men. It doesn’t matter what color you are. If you see something that’s wrong, you stand up for it, and we decided to lock arms as a team.

“I think it shows a strong message that we are all from different backgrounds and have different skin colors, but we’re all against these injustices and we’re doing it as a team and are unified in what we’re doing.”

Pistons forward Marcus Morris, who grew up in the inner city of Philadelphia, has taken a special interest in the issue.

He was the de facto ring leader and after mulling several options with teammates, they chose the course of action taken by other teams.

“Personally, I don’t think that was enough, but you start somewhere,” Morris said. “It’s just a league-wide thing.”

No one was pressured to do something that made them uncomfortable. Players could have chosen to stand away, but it was 100% participation.

Morris invited the coaching staff to participate, and Van Gundy, who has many thoughts on the issue, was ready to do it.

“In my mind, the reason that I joined in, was in unity with them on the concerns they have with the issues,” Van Gundy said. “I think their main issue is the police violence against people of color, and I’m certainly concerned with that and support their concern there.”

Van Gundy spoke to systemic issues of the criminal justice system. He thinks a larger issue is how the war on drugs affects blacks at a disproportionate rate from other racial groups despite studies showing no difference among races when it comes to drug use.

“I think those are troubling, but it’s the tip of the iceberg of a system that’s not working for entire groups of people, mainly African-Americans right now, but not totally,” Van Gundy said.

What’s next?

Morris indicated the players may begin wearing T-shirts with some type of message.

There have also been outreach efforts to become more educated on issues.

Palace Sports & Entertainment vice chairman and assistant coach Otis Smith arranged for former Wayne State dean Jocelyn Benson to speak to the team.

Benson is now Chief Executive Officer of the Ross Initiative in Sports Equality, a non-profit founded by billionaire philanthropist Stephen Ross.

RISE is a venture with professional sports organizations, including the NFL, NBA and MLB, to improve race relations.

Van Gundy has also said the most effective route to change is the ballot box and absentee ballot forms were available at the practice facility Monday.

The show of unity was a nice start, but you can expect more.

“We just wanted to bring some light to the situation,” point guard Ish Smith said. “It was just one minor thing that we had to do, it was just one small step. We have to do some more things in the community. There’s a lot more things us players want to do and we’re going to continue to do to move forward.”
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More weak shit...
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Weak, but NBA players don't want to end up like Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
 
Yeah its funny how cacs wanna say ratings are down because of the kneeling etc but any true fan is still gonna watch despite whos kneeling or raising a fist, ratings are down because alot the primetime matchups have been trash, aint nobody tryna watch 2 shitty ass teams play each other im a huge fan but watching something like jags vs browns??? Fuck that! i kno they havent played but thats just an example no matter how big a fan you are its hard to watch a boring shitty ass game
 
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Bout fuckin time...

Team sucks though so I don't know how successful he's gonna be if we're being realistic. Hopefully he balls out though.
 
The Lonious Monk;9420621 said:
He setting Cap up for the fail. Gabbert is garbage, but he isn't the reason they've been losing.
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Hes one of the reasons tho, and at this point you might as well give kap a shot, plus the way kelly wants to run the offense is based on a qb like kap, not gabbert
 
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farris2k1;9419755 said:
Yeah its funny how cacs wanna say ratings are down because of the kneeling etc but any true fan is still gonna watch despite whos kneeling or raising a fist, ratings are down because alot the primetime matchups have been trash, aint nobody tryna watch 2 shitty ass teams play each other im a huge fan but watching something like jags vs browns??? Fuck that! i kno they havent played but thats just an example no matter how big a fan you are its hard to watch a boring shitty ass game
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They haven't played. Yes, I know, but you slighted my team.
 
Attendance and merchandise sales are still up. Does it factor in DVR. Matchups and the quality of football especially at QB has been bad.
 
northside7;9420799 said:
farris2k1;9419755 said:
Yeah its funny how cacs wanna say ratings are down because of the kneeling etc but any true fan is still gonna watch despite whos kneeling or raising a fist, ratings are down because alot the primetime matchups have been trash, aint nobody tryna watch 2 shitty ass teams play each other im a huge fan but watching something like jags vs browns??? Fuck that! i kno they havent played but thats just an example no matter how big a fan you are its hard to watch a boring shitty ass game
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They haven't played. Yes, I know, but you slighted my team.
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Lol browns no explanation needed..jags was supposed to be on the come up but they still wack
 
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