Three Colorado State players took a knee while the national anthem played before the start of a Mountain West Conference volleyball game against San Diego State on Friday.
The players, Malaya Jones, Kennedy Stanford, and Naeemah Weathers, were shown kneeling ahead of the contest. Although their reason was unclear, it’s believed they may have done so as a form of protest following allegations that one of them conspired with transgender San Jose State player Blaire Fleming.
Jones, who is said to be in a relationship with Fleming, is accused of colluding with the Spartans player to injure the latter’s co-captain, Brooke Slusser.
You can see a video of her kneeling along with two of her teammates below:
Colorado State’s Malaya Jones Accused Of Meeting With Fleming The Night Before The Rams And Spartans Played
A Title IX complaint has been filed by suspended SJSU associate head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose, who claims the players conspired to hurt Slusser as part of a revenge plot for speaking out against transgender participation in sports.
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Flemming is said to have visited Jones along with two Spartans teammates the night before the schools met on October 3.
The Mountain West Conference investigated the claims but said it did not find sufficient evidence to take the complaint any further.
As mentioned above, it’s unclear as to why Stanford and Weathers joined Jones in kneeling.
“We’re not going to comment on that,” a team spokesperson told OutKick after the outlet sought clarification.
