Kneeling Protests

'We could care less': NBA star LeBron James brushes off US president Donald Trump's blast

Trump said he turns away when he sees NBA players kneel during the anthem, although players have said the move is to protest police brutality and social injustice, and is not an insult to the flag, military or nation.

NBA: Gregg Popovich, Jonathan Isaac, Becky Hammon choose to stand for anthem in bubble

Jonathan Isaac became the first player to not kneel when he stood before he and the Orlando Magic played the Brooklyn Nets.

FIFA urges 'tolerance and mutual respect' after US president Donald Trump's anthem kneeling rebuke

FIFA appealed Monday for "tolerance, mutual respect and common sense" after US President Donald Trump denounced the annulment of a policy that required football players to stand during the national anthem.

IOC's stance of banning athletes from taking a knee a 'clear breach of human rights', says Global Athlete

The stance of the IOC in potentially banning athletes who kneel in support of anti-racism protests is a breach of human rights, the Global Athlete movement said on Sunday.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Athletes to be allowed to take the knee in protest, says Games chief

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed athletes are still banned from protesting at the Olympic Games but Commonwealth Games organisers said they would respect people’s rights to voice their opinions.

'No kneeling!' US President Donald Trump renews criticism of protests during national anthem

The kneeling pose, popularised by NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, has become a symbol of the fight for racial justice in the United States.

Three years after first taking the knee, Colin Kaepernick to audition for NFL while already commanding bigger stage

In the past three years, Colin Kaepernick has become one of the most prominent, and influential, public figures in American culture, even if he is rarely seen on a TV screen.