Cavaliers Star Says He’ll Do This Instead Of Kneeling During NBA Season

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Cleveland Cavaliers star Iman Shumpert is going to promote social injustice once the NBA season starts next month. The champion basketball player has announced what tactic he will demonstrate in place of the widespread trend of athletes kneeling.

Shump went to Instagram yesterday (September 21) and revealed he would donate money rather than kneel during the 82-game season.

Coincidentally, Iman recently hinted at his intent to kneel during the NBA season.

In a new song titled “His Story” that dropped today, Shumpert rapped, “you best believe I’m going to take me a knee for the anthem.” Many athletes, including Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos, have followed Kaepernick’s lead by not standing during “The Star-Spangled Banner” in order to protest police treatment of blacks in America. (Complex)

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Last week, Miami Heat fanatic Rick Ross revealed his interest in talking to NFL star Colin Kaepernick, who started the kneeling trend, on Instagram.

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A few days prior, fellow Southern rapper Killer Mike saluted Kaepernick for protesting the national anthem at an NFL game.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. When I'm not covering hip-hop news and announcements, I'm deep into an Audible book and eating veggies.

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  1. You cant expect a man that wears a skirt to stand up for truth and rights… Keep saluting that flag bruh. Salute to the soljahs in the game.

  2. If you hate the country Cyan, leave it. It really is that simple. 

    It must be pretty god since you still live here

    • Your white pale faced ass dont even belong here how you going to tell someone else to leave. White people are thieves and murderers that’s how you’ll got here. Nasty neandarthal cave beast

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