Heat replicate Clippers’ protest against Donald Sterling, wear warm ups inside-out (Photo)
By Mike Dyce
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Clippers made a statement in protest of owner Donald Sterling’s alleged racist remarks caught on tape by taking off their warm ups at mid-court and wearing their shirts inside-out. The Clippers also wore black socks and bands as a sign of protest.
The Portland Trail Blazers showed support for their fellow players by also wearing black socks.
#Blazers all wearing black socks for tonight's game to rally against racial injustice. Earl Watson: We wanted to show our league is unified.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 28, 2014
The Miami Heat are showing support for the Clippers as well, taking off their warm ups down at midcourt and wearing warm-ups inside out as well.
Echoing Clippers yesterday, Heat come out for warmups, throw logo shirts down at midcourt & wear warm ups inside out pic.twitter.com/3bNQEd8woq
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 28, 2014
Heat players follow Clippers lead and turn their warmup shirts inside out before Game 4 vs Bobcats. pic.twitter.com/8gWln67Ngs
— Michael Wallace (@MyMikeCheck) April 28, 2014
Heat follow Clippers lead and turn their warm-up shirts inside out prior to Game 4 against Bobcats. pic.twitter.com/cpoLTYwZmA
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 28, 2014
I love the gesture and the support fellow players are showing for the Clippers team, but hiding the Heat logo isn’t the right course of action I think. It could be a broader anti-owners gesture, but it isn’t really anti-Donald Sterling, if anything it affects the Heat ownership more than Sterling. Something like the Trail Blazers gesture was all that was needed.
[UPDATE:] In the video below they clarify that the Heat aren’t making a statement against their own owner, Mickey Arison, who has spoken out against Sterling’s comments.