This is about the national anthem -- whether to stand, kneel or raise a fist while giant American flags are being unfurled from end zone to end zone. The anthem crisis maybe isn't an existential one -- yet -- to the NFL, but it has the potential to mushroom into something much bigger than being merely about Colin Kaepernick and a few other protesters . This crisis threatens to pit the league against its very own paying customers. Kaepernick's stated reason for his protest is that minorities in the U.S. are being oppressed. The NFL -- just like the NBA -- has every right to demand that its players stand erect and make no fuss while the national anthem is playing.

Source: CNN September 16, 2016 23:13 UTC