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The NBA Rule Book - Should You Stand for the National Anthem?
Chris Jackson changed his name to Abdul Al-Ruf. He no longer thinks of the flag as a sign of freedom but a sign of oppression. And he literally, you know, kneeled for the flag. The next day you find him and you suspended him for a game - it was done. To this day in the NBA rule book, there's a rule that you need to stand for the flag -- we did that.
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