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The weekend that woke the United States up—and reminded everyone including President Donald Trump that athletes can have a powerful political voice—also dragged a famously reticent megastar into the debate. Michael Jordan, the current owner of the Charlotte Hornets and de-facto greatest basketball player of all time, told the Charlotte Observer Sunday night that those athletes taking a knee during the natio mri remote monitoring nal anthem should not be “demonized or ostracized.” “One of the fundamental rights this country is founded on was freedom of speech, and we have a long tradition of nonviolent, peaceful protest. Those who exerci high-speed se the right to peacefully express themselves should not be demonized or ostracized,” Jordan said. “At a time of increasing divisiveness and hate in this country, we should be looking for ways to work together and support each other and not ｃ ｒｅａｔｅ more division. |