
Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first MLB player to take a knee during the national anthem.
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Sports Takes a Knee
An unprecedented weekend in sports. Donald Trump called for NFL players to be fired if they kneeled during the national anthem. And then more kneeled than ever before. The president said the Golden State Warriors aren’t welcome at the White House, and they RSVP’d no anyway.