He did stand during the actual playing of the national anthem, and I recognize that he is trying to thread a needle of showing ‘unity’ with his teammates, while not formally protesting during the song itself.
But there’s no needle to thread here. Either you honor the anthem and keep it free from politics, or you don’t. By taking part in a protest seconds before the anthem, he is disrespects the flag and the anthem. The fact that he did it on foreign soil makes his actions all the more despicable.
Exactly!!!!!