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To: one_less who wrote (77821)	4/11/2000 3:58:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It's only "public" in the sense that the public can come- it isn't at all connected with the government- so- no Constitutional embrace.

To: one_less who wrote (77821)	4/11/2000 4:49:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Hi brees, Are you talking about Chris Jackson of the Denver Nuggets? I remember this when it happened-- I don't believe he was making a statement about the meaning the National Anthem, but claiming that it was against his religion (Islam, which he had embraced just a few years before and taken his new name of Abdul-rauf) However, the NBA policy includes an agreement that players stand for the NA, and he had signed this, so he was out of luck. They are a private organization and can call the shots. ALso, some Islamic organization had said that standing for a national anthem did not violate Islamic beliefs. I used to be an avid basketball fan- which is why this stuck in my head.