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10-01-2016, 05:21 AM
Knicks' Joakim **ah skips cadet dinner over anti-war views
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New York Knicks (http://mashable.com/2016/09/20/kristaps-porzingis-crying-knicks-fan-revenge/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) center Joakim **ah skipped a team dinner with cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Thursday night because of his anti-war views.*
The Knicks are holding part of their training camp at West Point, and **ah reportedly had permission from coach Jeff Hornacek to skip the function.*
SEE ALSO: The strange saga of the ex-**** star and the fake sports columnist (http://mashable.com/2016/09/30/fansided-mia-khalifa-burt-gertson/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
**ah's decision comes amid the context of sports taking an increasingly political tone recently. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/2016/09/27/49ers-colin-kaepernick-blaine-gabbert/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) began kneeling during the pre-game national anthem at the end of August to protest the unequal treatment of mi**rities in America. He's continued his protests, which have since spread far (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/oakland-school-band-anthem-protest/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and wide (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/megan-rapi**e-colin-kaepernick-protest/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/30/knicks-joakim-**ah-skips-cadet-dinner/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Knicks are holding part of their training camp at West Point, and **ah reportedly had permission from coach Jeff Hornacek to skip the function.*
SEE ALSO: The strange saga of the ex-**** star and the fake sports columnist (http://mashable.com/2016/09/30/fansided-mia-khalifa-burt-gertson/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
**ah's decision comes amid the context of sports taking an increasingly political tone recently. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/2016/09/27/49ers-colin-kaepernick-blaine-gabbert/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) began kneeling during the pre-game national anthem at the end of August to protest the unequal treatment of mi**rities in America. He's continued his protests, which have since spread far (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/oakland-school-band-anthem-protest/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) and wide (http://mashable.com/2016/09/06/megan-rapi**e-colin-kaepernick-protest/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/30/knicks-joakim-**ah-skips-cadet-dinner/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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