LeBron James says he will not join Colin Kaepernick’s protest against racial inequality in the United States, a movement which has seen athletes kneel during the national anthem before games. While James said he would not protest during the national anthem, he did say he respected Kaepernick’s stand. “When I’m passionate about something I’ll speak up on it, so me standing for the national anthem is something I will do. “I absolutely understand why they’re doing what they’re doing, and I respect their courage for what they’ve done,” he said at this team’s media day. Whether it’s Dr [Martin Luther] King getting large groups together and boycotting buses, or what’s happened in Carolina with the NBA and other organizations pulling events to make it known what’s going on.

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2016 23:03 UTC