The NBA coach also said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell 'folded' and 'got intimidated' by Trump's stance about players kneeling in protest during the national anthem.
Popovich believes Goodell originally capitulated to the desires of Trump and the NFL owners.
“He got intimidated when Trump jumped on the kneeling,” Popovich told the Times, adding that Goodell “folded.” “A smart man is running the NFL, and he didn’t understand the difference between the flag and what makes the country great — all the people who fought to allow Kaepernick to have the right to kneel for justice,” Popovich said. “The flag is irrelevant. It’s just a symbol that people glom onto for political reasons, just like [former vice president Dick] Cheney back in the Iraq War.
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