Stephen Curry Supports Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protest; Shaquille O’Neal Does Not Agree With It

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, left, poses for photos with Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry during a boxing event featuring Andre Ward against Paul Smith in a cruiserweight match in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, June 20, 2015. (PHOTO CREDIT: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Colin Kaepernick has another ally in his protest of how people of color are treated in the U.S., and it’s a big one: two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry.

The Golden State Warriors star told CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Wednesday that he supports Kaepernick’s decision to sit (or kneel) during the national anthem, and that he considers the act an expression of free speech.

“I love that. I love that there’s freedom of speech and he can stand for what he believes in,” he said. “There’s going to be people that disagree with him, there’s going to be people that agree with him, which is what I think our country stands for, which hopefully will drive the conversation to bettering the equal rights and treatment of African-Americans and people of color.”

“I applaud him for taking a stand and hopefully the conversation is about his message, and not, ‘Is he going to stand or is he going to sit for the national anthem?’” Curry added. Another NBA legend, however, sees the San Francisco 49ers quarterback’s protest differently.

“To each his own,” Shaquille O’Neal said Wednesday on “Fox and Friends.” “It’s something I wouldn’t do.”

“I don’t really have a say on it, but I would never do that,” O’Neal continued. “My father was a military man, and he protected this country. Uncles are in law enforcement, they go out and work hard every day. Just, you know — other ways to get your point across.”

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SOURCE: The Huffington Post, Ryan Grenoble