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Victor Oladipo Comments on NBA Players Possibly Kneeling During National Anthem
- Updated: September 15, 2016
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo isn’t saying whether he plans to follow in San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s footsteps, but he told Russ Bengtson of Complex on Wednesday that he believes the NFL signal-caller’s protests will carry over to the NBA:
Oh, no question. I truly believe it will. Because at the end of the day it’s a sport, and people are gonna be looking at some guys in the NBA to see what they’re gonna do as well. At the end of the day you just control what you can control, so your opinion is your opinion, that’s the beauty of the United States, so, do whatever you feel is best that will help you do whatever you believe.
Oladipo, who was not asked whether he plans to protest in the interview transcript, indicated he has not spoken with teammates regarding their plans:
Not yet, but a few people just in general I’ve had conversations with about that, I tell ‘em the same thing, people’s beliefs are …
