{"id":1987396,"date":"2023-07-31T22:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T02:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbas-jonathan-isaac-on-us-womens-soccer-it-would-only-benefit-us-if-they-did-the-right-thing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T22:28:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T02:28:23","slug":"nbas-jonathan-isaac-on-us-womens-soccer-it-would-only-benefit-us-if-they-did-the-right-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbas-jonathan-isaac-on-us-womens-soccer-it-would-only-benefit-us-if-they-did-the-right-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA&#8217;s Jonathan Isaac supports US women&#8217;s soccer doing the right thing for everyone&#8217;s benefit."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fnbas-jonathan-isaac-on-us-womens-soccer-it-would-only-benefit-us-if-they-did-the-right-thing%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=1987396&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--><h2>NBA Star Jonathan Isaac\u2064 Calls for\u200c the U.S. Women&#8217;s \u200bSoccer Team\u2064 to &#8220;Do the Right Thing&#8221; in 2023 World Cup<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;It would only\u2064 benefit\u2064 us for them to do\u2063 the right\u200b thing and to share \u200btheir pride,&#8221; NBA star \u200dJonathan Isaac expressed during an \u2063interview with Megyn \u2063Kelly on her SiriusXM show, The Megyn Kelly Show.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy Surrounding the \u200bU.S. Women&#8217;s \u200bNational Soccer \u2064Team<\/h3>\n<p>Last \u2063week, the U.S. Women&#8217;s \u2062National Soccer team sparked\u2063 controversy when most \u200cplayers refused to sing the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-official-in-2016-largest-threat-to-national-security-are-u-s-cops-not-isis\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Official In 2016: \u2018Largest Threat To National Security Are U.S. Cops. Not ISIS.\u2019\">national anthem<\/a> or place\u2062 their hands over their \u2063hearts. While the anthem played, many team members silently protested,\u200b displaying\u2064 little emotion or reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac further commented, &#8220;But at \u200dthe same time, the America that they live in\u2063 affords them the freedom to\u200b go and not sing the national anthem or\u200b put their hands over\u200c their heart. And again,\u200d I think that\u200d speaks to how great America is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, America has had\u2064 its downfalls\u200b and pitfalls, but it\u2063 hasn&#8217;t done everything wrong. We\u200b wouldn&#8217;t be where we are\u200b today if America\u2063 did\u2062 everything wrong,&#8221; emphasized the Orlando \u200bMagic \u2064forward during \u200chis conversation with Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac stressed the importance \u200dof \u200bhaving\u2062 pride\u2063 in\u2062 one&#8217;s country \u200band roots, stating, &#8220;We\u200c should understand that being Americans\u2063 binds us together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Mixed Reactions to \u2063the Women&#8217;s Soccer Team\u200b Protest<\/h3>\n<p>In addition\u2063 to Isaac and Kelly&#8217;s responses, the women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">soccer team<\/a>&#8216;s protest has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pixars-elemental-flops-in-box-office-debut-with-disneys-first-nonbinary-character\/\" title=\"Pixar's Elemental disappoints at box office as Disney introduces first nonbinary character.\">garnered mixed reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A columnist \u2064in Kansas argued\u2064 that the &#8220;USA women&#8217;s\u2064 soccer team is at the World Cup to win, not \u200bsing\u2063 for \u200cMegyn Kelly and Nikki Haley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a former\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbas-jonathan-isaac-on-us-womens-soccer-it-would-only-benefit-us-if-they-did-the-right-thing\/\" title=\"NBA's Jonathan Isaac supports US women's soccer doing the right thing for everyone's benefit.\">college soccer star\u200b criticized<\/a> the team\u200d in an op-ed for disregarding \u200d&#8221;one of \u2063the \u2064unspoken \u2062norms of soccer \u200don the world stage: National teams sing their \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raul-castro-steps-down-as-leader-of-cubas-communist-party\/\" title=\"Raul Castro steps down as leader of Cuba\u2019s Communist Party\">national anthems<\/a> at\u200c major international tournaments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u2062 to read more from \u2062The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA star Jonathan Isaac urged the U.S. women&#8217;s soccer team to &#8220;do right&#8221; in the 2023 World Cup, emphasizing the positive impact and pride it would bring. 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