San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler knelt alongside multiple players during the national anthem in Monday's game against the Oakland Athletics
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler knelt alongside multiple players during the national anthem in Monday's game against the Oakland Athletics.
The Giants' posted a video of its team members kneeling on their official Twitter account with the caption"#BlackLivesMatter." #BlackLivesMatter— SFGiants July 21, 2020 Kapler, who was raised in an atmosphere of activism, has been outspoken about the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the Giants website. During his postgame interview, Kapler said the team has been having conversations about standing or kneeling for the anthem for the last three days.
— FOX Sports West July 21, 2020 The kneeling comes at a time when athletes, entertainers and companies are coming to terms with systemic racism and the killings of Black people at the hands of police. Athletes from professional leagues to high school teams have been kneeling for the anthem in support of the ongoing protests for social justice and racial equality.
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