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Charles Barkley defends not kneeling during NBA national anthem as Pelicans, Jazz kneel

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Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsAhead of the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday, members of the and knelt together for the national anthem.&nbsp;The game&nbsp;was broadcast on TNT, and when the national anthem was complete, the TNT broadcast went back to the "Inside the NBA" pregame show.&nbsp; at that time inserted that he thought it was OK if players decided to stand or kneel for the national anthem."The thing is, the national anthem means different things to different people," Barkley said. "I'm glad these guys are all unified, but if people don't kneel, they're not a bad person. I want to make that perfectly clear.&nbsp;"I'm glad they had unity, but if we have a guy that doesn't want to kneel or the anthem means something to him, he should not be vilified."The NBA resumed its 2019-20 season on Thursday. The Jazz defeated the Pelicans 106-104 in the opening game. Thursday's second game featured the , and the Lakers won 103-101. The season had been on hiatus since March 11.&nbsp;Since 2000, Barkley has been part of "" on TNT. from 1981-84 and earned the 1983-84 Southeastern Conference&nbsp;MVP award.The took Barkley with the fifth overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. He&nbsp; from 1984-2000.Barkley earned the NBA MVP award in 1992-93 with the , where he played from 1992-96. He closed his career with the from 1996-2000.&nbsp;The in 2006.Erik Hall is the lead digital producer for sports with the USA Today Network. You can find him on Twitter .&nbsp;View Comments

Montgomery AdvertiserView CommentsAhead of the first game of the NBA restart on Thursday, members of the and knelt together for the national anthem.&nbsp;The game&nbsp;was broadcast on TNT, and when the national anthem was complete, the TNT broadcast went back to the "Inside the NBA" pregame show.&nbsp; at that time inserted that he thought it was OK if players decided to stand or kneel for the national anthem."The thing is, the national anthem means different things to different people," Barkley said. "I'm glad these guys are all unified, but if people don't kneel, they're not a bad...

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