In the last several days, the Golden State Warriors have garnered national attention after President Donald Trump decided against having the team visit the White House.
This has since seen many of the players and coaches on the roster voice their responses about the entire situation. According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, it has led the Warriors to conclude that they have done enough to the point where they feel there is no longer any need to protest.
“I think we've done enough,” Andre Iguodala told ESPN. “We talked about how we've done enough and how we're going about things a certain way. We feel like our voices are being heard.”
Their opponents, the Nuggets, locked arms.
Draymond Green said the team didn't have a discussion about whether peacefully protesting during the national anthem was the right call. The Warriors have been the most vocal team in the NBA when advocating for racial equality and condemning the acts and rhetoric of President Donald Trump.
If there was to be an NBA team that kneeled during the national anthem, the Warriors would be the favorites to do so.
“We said what we had to say,” Green said. “Everyone knows where we stand. We don't need to do anything else to show where we stand. Everyone knows where we stand.”
The Warriors have been quite vocal and clear about where they stand on the issue. This has even led to head coach Steve Kerr writing a piece for Sports Illustrated magazine to further clarify that message on behalf of his team.
On top of that, Golden State has received nothing but support from other players and teams across the league along with commissioner Adam Silver.
This will likely remain a topic of discussion for the next few weeks and for as long as the president continues to talk about it.
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