LeBron James leads athlete pushback on Drew Brees’ protest take: ‘What’s wrong is wrong!’ – By Jason Owens (Yahoo!) / June 3 2020
Drew Brees lit a fire Wednesday with his comments about NFL player protests.
© Provided by Yahoo! Sports Drew Brees’ protest comments drew a swift public rebuke from athletes including his own Saints teammates. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Fellow athletes are coming back hard at the New Orleans Saints quarterback with LeBron James leading the way.
What caused the uproar
Brees told Yahoo Finance that he doesn’t want to see players kneeling during the national anthem when football resumes.
Highlight: @readdanwrite asks @drewbrees what the star NFL quarterback thinks about "players kneeling again when the NFL season starts."@drewbrees: “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.”
Full exchange: pic.twitter.com/MpCkFyOMed
— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) June 3, 2020
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