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Basketball Players Ignore Warning Not To Kneel At Game, College President Takes Action
24News ^ | 09-192022 | Josh Ford

Posted on 09/20/2022 8:35:48 AM PDT by montag813

by Josh Ford | 24News

President David Olive of Bluefield College received news that the school’s basketball players continued to kneel during the National Anthem despite him telling them to stop immediately or face consequences.

Some players continued to kneel as they reportedly believe it’s their way to take a stand against racial injustice.

However, Olive shot back that the protesting reflects poorly on the Virginia school. He informed the team that he is suspending multiple players who refused to stop kneeling.

“The basis for my decision stemmed from my own awareness of how kneeling is perceived by some in our country, and I did not think a number of our alumni, friends, and donors of the College would view the act of kneeling during the anthem in a positive way,” Olive said in a statement.

“I have heard, and I understand the perspective of our players as to why they desire to kneel during the National Anthem. I also know this form of protest immediately shuts down a number of individuals from listening to the intended message because of their perspective regarding the flag. No individual’s sincere motives are inherently wrong.”

“But I continue to contend that we will not get to where we want AND NEED to get as a country in addressing these racial issues without making honest attempts at creating pathways that bring people together for a common cause.”

According to one source, the team was about to play a rival team when Olive let them know that he was suspending multiple players who refused to stop kneeling, which resulted in a forfeit of the game.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: anthem; basketball; chat; kneel; sports; virginia; woke
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To: montag813

I kneel to no one. Kings, principalities or governments.

I kneel only to the Lord Jesus.

You stand for the flag and national anthem. Otherwise, I’m ashamed that I protected your ass for six years.

Morons.

5.56mm


21 posted on 09/20/2022 9:12:48 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: Tommy Revolts

Get white players. Problem solved.

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Then you get another problem in that most
supporters don’t like a loosing team.


22 posted on 09/20/2022 9:17:45 AM PDT by deport
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To: montag813

Looks like I need to keep wearing my Nine Line “Just Stand” t-shirt. I wore it a week or so ago and I was afraid the message might be getting dated. I see I need to keep it clean and ready for action.


23 posted on 09/20/2022 9:18:19 AM PDT by RatRipper
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To: deport
Then you get another problem in that most supporters don’t like a loosing team.

Not if you get them from Europe.

24 posted on 09/20/2022 9:18:41 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: montag813

Is this the same story from more than a year and a half ago, or is this another, newer, incident?


25 posted on 09/20/2022 9:22:29 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: montag813

No individual’s sincere motives are inherently wrong.


This is an untrue statement.

History is full of accounts of people with sincere motives and yet were wrong.


26 posted on 09/20/2022 9:30:17 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: montag813

Who is playing basketball this early?


27 posted on 09/20/2022 9:32:05 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: BobL

At this point, the kneeling doesn’t mean anything anymore. It is a worn-out fad and these fools don’t even realize that. Its only service to us is to point out the enemy.


28 posted on 09/20/2022 9:41:57 AM PDT by GMThrust
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To: lee martell

They agree to play basketball for the school for a scholarship and they agree to abide by the rules of the college. You don’t abide you get suspended. You continue to break the rules, hit the road and jerk their scholarship.

If you want to show your ass and protest do it on your OWN TIME, the fans do not want this crap thrown in their faces and the embarrassment of a team full of angry leftist cry babies.


29 posted on 09/20/2022 9:48:05 AM PDT by sarge83
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To: montag813

Six future ferals, pimps and drug dealers.


30 posted on 09/20/2022 9:52:07 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: oldasrocks
Do those kneeing yoohoos have any idea what racial injustice actually is? Can they give examples of it?

Black kids going to college. Some going for free to play a sport they would be playing for nothing anyway if they weren't in school. So mistreated.

31 posted on 09/20/2022 9:57:05 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: montag813

Good for him


32 posted on 09/20/2022 9:59:31 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: packagingguy
I don't believe they are there for their brains.
33 posted on 09/20/2022 10:19:42 AM PDT by kickstart ("A gun is a tool. It is only as good or as bad as the man who uses it" . Alan Ladd in 'Shane' )
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To: Parley Baer

I see kneeling as a positive—when people get on their knees to me.

Otherwise—fuggedabouit!


34 posted on 09/20/2022 10:21:12 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: cgbg

Good point - its more likely slaves would kneel before the flag. Run that past these clowns and watch how fast this fad ends.


35 posted on 09/20/2022 10:23:37 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: deport
No, most teams don't like losing coaches.

You would be amazed at the talented players.

Don't forget your past.

36 posted on 09/20/2022 10:23:44 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: montag813

Aw, c’mon David. Let’em kneel. I’ve already eschewed all sports because of the obscenity of those inbred, single digit IQ mongrels’ lack of appreciation of what America has done for them.


37 posted on 09/20/2022 10:32:15 AM PDT by LouAvul (Complacency is the enemy of courage.)
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To: montag813

No individual’s sincere motives are inherently wrong.”

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B.S.


38 posted on 09/20/2022 10:37:34 AM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: LouAvul

I would expect that at least some of these people are on scholarships.

And I would suspect that all of the scholarships have some sort of ethics / code of conduct clause. And something that brings negative attention to the school would probably a violation.

It should be very easy to suggest that this was their ONE WARNING.

And that if it happens again, THEY are the ones opting out of their scholarships/ contracts.


39 posted on 09/20/2022 10:42:51 AM PDT by uranium penguin
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To: oldasrocks

Maybe the coach can show those kneelers this:

CNN’s @DonLemon
tells royal commentator Hilary Fordwich the royal family should pay reparations — immediately regrets it
https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1572145367512190978


40 posted on 09/20/2022 7:13:26 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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