Boston Celtics and Miami Heat players kneel for the national anthem

Boston Celtics and Miami Heat players knelt for the national anthem in response to the decision earlier in the week to not charge the police officer who shot Blake last year and for Wednesday’s developments at the Capitol.

Joint statement from the Celtics and Heat about tonight’s game: pic.twitter.com/3or8gsiqLU

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 7, 2021