{"id":1826141,"date":"2023-01-27T11:05:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1826141"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T16:06:10","slug":"australian-basketball-team-wont-wear-pride-jerseys-citing-religious-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-basketball-team-wont-wear-pride-jerseys-citing-religious-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Basketball Team Won\u2019t Wear Pride Jerseys Citing Religious Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faustralian-basketball-team-wont-wear-pride-jerseys-citing-religious-beliefs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1826141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1456157210.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"c28619ded0eea9cd0a4ded8cc9e259b20\" class=\"jw-article-desk\">\n<div class=\"outki-jw-in-article\" id=\"outki-1703425933\">\n<h2 class=\"g1-delta\"><span>OutKick videos<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cairns Taipans is a professional Australian basketball team that refused to wear gay pride-themed jerseys against East Melbourne Phoenix on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Multiple players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&#038;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fsport%2Fbasketball%2Fcrosscourt-latest-news-and-whispers-out-of-round-16-of-the-nbl-season%2Fnews-story%2F48495870caa130c292b52dca2bea3460&#038;memtype=anonymous&#038;mode=premium&#038;v21=dynamic-groupb-test-noscore&#038;V21spcbehaviour=append\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> The team decided not to wear the rainbow logo on its jerseys after expressing concerns about the symbol&#8217;s religious meaning.<\/p>\n<p>The NBL will host its first ever pride round, where teams can choose to wear a rainbow logo as part of their regular jerseys.<\/p>\n<p>After his team\u2019s loss to East Melbourne, Taipan\u2019s head coach Adam Forde explained that his team was under \u201ctargeted attacks\u201d Before explaining why the whole team decided not to wear the gay pride-themed jerseys,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing this because we got around our brothers and we want to protect each other and rather than feel like we\u2019re getting singled out for any particular reason. I\u2019m proud of them for it,\u201d Forde stated that according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-au\/sport\/more-sports\/cairns-taipans-opt-out-of-wearing-nbl-champion-pride-round-jerseys-due-to-barrage-of-abuse\/ar-AA16KoGP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC Sport<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Cairns Taipans and Cairns Taipans ate together before Wednesday&#8217;s game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CairnsTaipans\/status\/1618158227992219648?s=20&#038;t=wkIT60R4UA2vb9tWkMJJzg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> Social media: explains why you have decided not to wear the logo of gay pride<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a negative distraction to what should be a positive experience across the game, and now we feel as though our only choice as a team is to collectively opt out of this season\u2019s uniforms,\u201d This statement is read in part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a reflection of our individual stances or personal vies, but a protection of our brothers that are being set up to be vilified and no longer feel as though they have a safe space in our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James McKern, who used to work for ESPN, was infuriated by the team\u2019s choice not to wear the rainbow logo:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You see that tiny ass logo on his chest? This is what the Taipans refused Pride Round wearing. It&#8217;s not even visible on the broadcast. The organisation is a joke. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBL?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/endRJB3rIE\">pic.twitter.com\/endRJB3rIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James McKern (@jLmcKern) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jLmcKern\/status\/1618170905036992514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>NBL owner Larry Kestelman showed support for Taipan\u2019s players, explaining \u201cif any player or team elect not to wear the jersey, we will respect that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wow, a professional sports league *actually* practicing real inclusivity. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/ivan-provorov-situation-is-the-peak-of-nhls-foray-into-progressive-politics-matt-reigle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NHL may want to take notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Follow Mark Harris on twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itismarkharris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@ItIsMarkHarris<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OutKick videos Cairns Taipans is a professional Australian basketball team that refused to wear gay pride-themed jerseys against East Melbourne Phoenix on Wednesday. Multiple players reportedly The team decided not to wear the rainbow logo on its jerseys after expressing concerns about the symbol&#8217;s religious meaning. 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