Jaylen Brown: "Angela Davis once said that racism is so dangerous, not because of individual actors, because it& #39;s deeply embedded in the apparatus."

Brown continued: "I think about that quote a lot when I think about the national anthem, which was written by Francis Scott Key, who was a slave owner.

Brown: "When we talk about the national anthem, we don& #39;t talk a lot about the third verse that was written, which addresses slavery, mentions there& #39;s no hope for a hireling or a slave, but the gloom of the grave."

Brown: "It& #39;s not the protests, it& #39;s not the police officers, the police brutality, it is, all of that is important, but it& #39;s also the framework of systemic oppression, and that started with the national anthem, so I think being able to take a knee is appropriate...

and it may not even really be enough, but I& #39;m proud of the NBA for being a part of the right side of how people feel."