Jonathan Isaac became a trending topic this week after he became the first NBA player to not only stand for the National Anthem, but refuse to wear the Black Lives Matter shirt during the NBA restart.
According to the Orlando Magic star, his decision not to take part in the protests had to do with his belief that it wasn’t the solution to hate or racism.
“Absolutely [I believe] that Black lives matter,” Isaac said. “A lot went into my decision and part of it is my thought that kneeling or wearing a black lives matter t-shirt don’t go hand in hand with supporting black lives.”
“My life has been supported by the gospel of Jesus Christ,” “Everyone is made in the image of God and we all share in His glory. Each and everyone of us each and every day do things we shouldn’t do. We say things we shouldn’t say. We hate and dislike people that we shouldn’t hate and dislike. And sometimes it gets to the point where we point fingers about whose evil is worse, and sometimes it comes down to simply whose evil is most visible. I felt like I wanted just take a stand on — I felt like we all make mistakes but I think the gospel of Jesus Christ is that there’s grace for us. And that Jesus came and died for our sins. And that we all will come to an understanding of that and that God wants to have a relationship with us.”
Just days after he was trending on social media, fans who loved what he did went out and purchased his jersey so much that it actually became the second best-selling jersey on the NBA’s website behind only LeBron James.
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