Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker

[esquared]

That threat fell on deaf ears, as it should.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/oklahoma-lawmaker-threatens-tax-penalties-for-thunder-if-players-kneel-during-anthem-031146336.html

These idiots still don't understand about the kneeling. It took smacking Drew Brees over the head with a 2x4 just to get his attention.
His threat was to take away tax incentives for the Thunder. Really?
Pretty sure the ownership can just tell him and Oklahoma for that matter, to eff off.
Plenty of cities in the US that would love to have a NBA basketball team.

Then he (Roberts) goes on to say kneeling will destroy nuclear families with ties to Marxism.
Damn these guys are just not very bright. Afraid we just may have to leave all them behind.


Roberts believes the demonstration intends to destroy nuclear families.
“By kneeling during the playing of the national anthem, the NBA and its players are showing disrespect to the American flag and all it stands for,” Roberts
wrote. “This anti-patriotic act makes clear the NBA’s support of the Black Lives Matter group and its goal of defunding our nation’s police, its ties to Marxism
and its efforts to destroy nuclear families.”

That's some funny shit.

 

[nickqt]

That threat fell on deaf ears, as it should.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/oklahoma-lawmaker-threatens-tax-penalties-for-thunder-if-players-kneel-during-anthem-031146336.html

These idiots still don't understand about the kneeling. It took smacking Drew Brees over the head with a 2x4 just to get his attention.
His threat was to take away tax incentives for the Thunder. Really?
Pretty sure the ownership can just tell him and Oklahoma for that matter, to eff off.
Plenty of cities in the US that would love to have a NBA basketball team.

Then he (Roberts) goes on to say kneeling will destroy nuclear families with ties to Marxism.
Damn these guys are just not very bright. Afraid we just may have to leave all them behind.


Roberts believes the demonstration intends to destroy nuclear families.
“By kneeling during the playing of the national anthem, the NBA and its players are showing disrespect to the American flag and all it stands for,” Roberts
wrote. “This anti-patriotic act makes clear the NBA’s support of the Black Lives Matter group and its goal of defunding our nation’s police, its ties to Marxism
and its efforts to destroy nuclear families.”

That's some funny shit.

Right-wing authoritarians don't like it when other people don't obey right-wing authoritarians.

Nothing new here.

 

[sandorski]

Their last word will be "Commie".

 

[ch33zw1z]

Wow, tax penalties against free speech.

Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) issued a warning to the Thunder on Friday threatening to pull tax breaks for the team if players kneel during the national anthem while citing conspiracy theories about “Marxism.”

Yep, sounds about right.

 

[soulcougher73]

Republicans aren’t very bright. News at 11.

 

[eelw]

Wow was nothing learned these past 2 months?

 

[brycejones]

Wow was nothing learned these past 2 months?

The schools in Oklahoma are shit they don’t teach critical thinking.

 

[HomerJS]

Almost 155,000 people dead from COVID and this is what concerns Republicans.

The one thing we know GOP doesn't like any way people who support BLM protest.

 

[jman19]

Almost 155,000 people dead from COVID and this is what concerns Republicans.

The one thing we know GOP doesn't like any way people who support BLM protest.

Beyond just the racism, it is because the massive failure to contain COVID - the #1 reason the Donald is in trouble - needs to be deflected from. Mail in ballots, "Wuflu / China Virus", "Law & Order" - all bull shit to scare or deflect.

 

[darkswordsman17]

I hear Seattle's been missing their NBA team...

 

[UNCjigga]

I hear Seattle's been missing their NBA team...

Nah, they’re all-in on Kraken. Sonics are done.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Wow was nothing learned these past 2 months?

June: Why won't these naggers just protest peacefully?

August: Why are they letting these naggers protest? (peacefully)

 

[HomerJS]

June: Why won't these naggers just protest peacefully?

August: Why are they letting these naggers protest? (peacefully)

Also August: Why are we letting those naggers vote?

 

[sactoking]

 

[darkswordsman17]

Nah, they’re all-in on Kraken. Sonics are done.

Nah, them getting an NHL team likely helps as they can share the arena (which the Kraken are slated to play in the Sonics' old stadium which is being renovated). I think there's actually at least one active investment group pushing to get the Sonics back too, and there's enough others (lots of athletes for instance) that would be interested in investing.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Nah, them getting an NHL team likely helps as they can share the arena (which the Kraken are slated to play in the Sonics' old stadium which is being renovated). I think there's actually at least one active investment group pushing to get the Sonics back too, and there's enough others (lots of athletes for instance) that would be interested in investing.

Seattle isn't going to build a new arena, whoever wants to bring a team there is going to have to pay for their own arena. Even though I have been a San Antonio Spurs fan for more than 35 years, I'm going to vote no on taxpayers building them a new arena in ten years once their current lease expires. Assuming the Trump Plague doesn't get me, that is...

I applaud Seattle for telling billionaire Howard Shultz to go fuck off when he wanted them to pay for a new arena for him.

 

[hal2kilo]

Nah, they’re all-in on Kraken. Sonics are done.

Yea, that's why we in the middle of rebuilding/expanding the Seattle Arena. Just for hockey. /s