I Refused to Kneel During the National Anthem & I Have No Regrets | Sadie, Christian, & Jonathan Isaac

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Business

4.9 • 12.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Jonathan Isaac isn't here to call out anyone for having strong beliefs, but when his NBA Orlando Magic teammates wanted to kneel during the national anthem, Jonathan knew he couldn't. He explains to Sadie and Christian why he literally took a stand and what the days and weeks were like after, how he was able to keep relationships on his team while playing together, and if he has any regrets. Jonathan shares about his childhood when his family moved from the Bronx to Naples, FL, and his struggles with identity — and eventually crippling anxiety — and how he's learned to manage it with God's help. This Episode of WHOA That's Good is Sponsored By: https://drinkag1.com/whoa — New subscribers get a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box! https://sadiepens.com — Stock up on Mr. Pen Bible journaling supplies today! https://www.drinklmnt.com/whoa — Try the new LMNT Hot AND get your FREE LMNT Sample Pack with any LMNT purchase! -

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0:00.0	What's up? Boy, that's good fam. Happy Wednesday, everybody. I hope you're having a great week, but per usual, y'all, it was about to get so much better because I have Christian on the podcast with me today and we get to interview someone that is so awesome.
0:23.0	His story is so incredible.
0:24.6	You probably already know this person, but we're going to get to know him more today.
0:27.9	We get to have NBA star, husband, father, Christ follower, founder of Unitas, Jonathan Isaac on the podcast.
0:36.2	Welcome.
0:37.9	Thank you so much for having me. This is legit like a blessing, you know,
0:42.1	that you guys are amazing and I'm really glad to be here to talk with you guys.
0:45.1	Thank you. I'm grateful you here, man. Thank you so much for being here. This is awesome.
0:49.2	We are pumped to get to know you more and I get to just dive into your story a little bit, preparing for you to be on.
0:55.6	And I'm so inspired. So I can't wait to talk more. But before we get into all that, I have to ask you
1:02.2	the question. I ask everyone who comes on the Let's Good podcast for the first time. And if you
1:07.0	aren't prepared for this, it will come out of left field. But the question is, Jonathan,
1:11.8	what's the best piece of advice that you've ever been given? Yes. I was very prepared for this.
1:20.1	So I got the drop. And I was thinking, you know, there's so many different things, but I was like,
1:25.1	what is something that has replayed in my mind for a really long time?
1:29.5	And there was two, but there's one that really profound.
1:33.6	And it says, what you are not changing, you're choosing.
1:38.0	Wow, that's good.
1:39.1	And that one always stings because I think for me it's like,
1:45.0	you know, you grow up and you have trauma,
1:48.4	you have all of these things that are part of the way that you are.
1:52.4	And there's a lot of times where it can feel like
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