NBA legend Bill Russell criticizes President Trump for condemning athletes who kneeled during the national anthem: “You are divisive and a coward.' - NBCBLK
Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell criticized President Donald Trump on Twitter for condemning athletes who kneeled during the national anthem.
The post comes after Trump denounced New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees for apologizing for initially saying that kneeling was “disrespectful to the American flag.” Brees later said “we must stop talking about the flag” and start talking about racial injustice and police brutality. Trump said on Twitter Friday, “There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag - NO KNEELING!”
...We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag - NO KNEELING!Russell, 86, has actively spoken out against racism and long been vocal about civil rights activism — and Trump’s tweets were no exception.
“You are divisive & a coward,” Russell said on Sunday. “It takes true courage 2 stand 4 what is right & risk your life in the midst of a #pandemic.”
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