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Israel Folau stood while his team took a knee – and that’s OK – Sydney Morning Herald
Israel Folau doesn’t have a track record of inclusiveness but he shouldn’t be shamed for standing while his teammates knelt for Black Lives Matter.
When asked for his reasons, Popovich said he would prefer to keep that to himself. Given his track record of activism, nobody could accuse him of not having been on the right side of history when it came to race relations in America.
That was precisely how his players interpreted things. DeMar DeRozan was among those who defended Popovich’s (along with his assistant Becky Hammon) right not to take a knee, just as Popovich had insisted on the players’ right to do precisely that.
“You know Pop s…
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