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Jonathan Isaac stands for the National Anthem, doesn’t wear the BLM shirt

Jul 31, 2020 8:13 PM

Orlando Magic power forward Jonathan Isaac chose to stand for the US National Anthem during Friday’s pre-game ceremony. Isaac also wears his Magic jersey instead of the NBA Black Lives Matter shirt:

Players, coaches and refs all locked arms and knelt during the national anthem before the Magic-Nets game pic.twitter.com/W0KthTU99O
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 31, 2020

Jonathan Isaac is the first NBA player who chose to stand for the National Anthem. pic.twitter.com/sG49ayVf6n
— Be Magic Or Be Gone! (@BeORLMagic) July 31, 2020

Jonathan Isaac says 'absolutely' Black Lives Matter, speaks on why he didn't kneel or wear BLM shirt pregame:

"I thought that kneeling or wearing the Black Lives Matter T-shirt didn't go hand-in-hand with supporting Black lives."

(via @gifdsports)pic.twitter.com/fMlmQ82J2s
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) July 31, 2020