The Clippers weigh in on the Trump vs NFL situation

The whole world of sports took notice of the NFL protests that took place on Sunday, in which some players chose to take a knew during the US National Anthem, meanwhile, other players and coaching staff members chose to lock arms in solidarity. It was a bold move to show unity in the face of Donald Trump who was doing his best to take his divisive rhetoric into the sports world, with him calling for players who knelt during the national anthem to be fired or suspended.

The LA Clippers voiced their support for the actions of NFL teams on Sunday in response to President Trump. Clippers coach Doc Rivers talked about how he didn't believe the players wanted to protest but felt it was necessary "because they think there's injustice and there's prejudice and there's bigotry" and that if The President did his job "players wouldn't be kneeling at the end of the day".

Steve Balmer also voiced his opinion on the matter, stating on social media that "stop vilifying athletes who stand up for issues they deem important" and that citizen participation should be "encouraged".

Since NFL protests much of the conversation has now shifted as to whether NBA players and teams will choose to protest pre-game in order to send a message about being aware of the inequalities seen in various communities. The NBA's resident superstar LeBron James said it's something he may consider but he felt taking a knee was something he didn't need to to get his message across. Whether the Clippers choose to send some sort of message this season will be interesting as many players were supportive of participants in the recent NFL protest.

"It's important for guys to speak their minds. Everbody has an opinion" said 5-time all-star Blake Griffin. "I like the guys who have been using their platform to do that".

The Clippers' newly acquired 6th man stud Lou Williams appeared to be more directly supportive of the possibility of his team protesting, saying that "if we're going to protest, I want it to be for the right reasons, not to be spiteful".

With so many feelings being stirred up over President Trump bringing his divisive rhetoric to the world of sports. If NBA players do decide to protest and send a sort of message about the issues they care about, it will be a landmark moment indeed.