在时代100峰会上，NBA总裁亚当·西尔弗被问及球员在国歌期间跪下的可能性，根据ESPN的马利卡·安德鲁斯的说法，国歌将在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的比赛开始前播放。
NBA目前要求球员必须为国歌起立，但西尔弗说，如果球员决定下跪，他会处理这种情况：
-Malika Andrews（@Malika_Andrews）2020年6月30日
NBA的一些大明星，如勒布朗·詹姆斯、凯文·杜兰特和斯蒂芬·库里都站在科林·卡佩尼克身后，后者是第一位在国歌中跪下的职业运动员。这位前旧金山49人队四分卫抗议警察的暴行和对非裔美国人的系统性种族主义。
卡佩尼克的抗议活动早在2016年就开始了。快进到今天，美国仍然存在种族不公。乔治·弗洛伊德在明尼苏达州被警察谋杀的惨剧，只不过让它回到了风口浪尖。
看看NBA是否会因为在奥兰多下跪而惩罚球员，这将是非常有趣的。到目前为止，还没有一个NBA球员表示他将下跪，但这可能会改变前进的趋势。
“泡沫”游戏将于7月30日开始。所有22支NBA球队将在2020年季后赛开始前打8场种子赛。
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Adam Silver addresses NBA players kneeling during national anthem
原文：
At the TIME 100 summit, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was asked about the possibility of players kneeling during the national anthem, which will be played ahead of games in Orlando, Florida, per Malika Andrews of ESPN.
The NBA currently requires players to stand for the national anthem, but Silver says he’ll deal with the situation if/when a player decides to kneel:
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) June 30, 2020
Some of the biggest stars in the NBA such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry have stood behind Colin Kaepernick, who was the first professional athlete to kneel during the national anthem. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback was protesting police brutality and systemic racism against African Americans.
Kaepernick’s protest started back in 2016. Fast-forward to today, and we still have racial injustices in America. The tragic murder of George Floyd in Minnesota at the hands of police has only brought it back to the forefront.
It’s going to be very interesting to see if the NBA punishes players for kneeling in Orlando. As of now, no NBA player has stated he is going to kneel, but that could change moving forward.
The “bubble” games are set to start on July 30. All 22 NBA teams will play eight seeding games before the 2020 playoffs start.
