JONATHAN ISAAC | Why I Stand for Christ and Not BLM (Ep. 310)

Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode, we welcome Jonathan Isaac to the show. Jonathan plays in the National Basketball Association for the Orlando Magic and was the sixth overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He is also the author of the new book Why I Stand which he published under the Daily Wire’s new publishing wing. He became a household name on July 31st, 2020, when he decided to stand for the National Anthem while everyone else on the court knelt and wore shirts that said “BLACK LIVES MATTER.” In this interview, we discuss the background of his decision not to kneel, how his upbringing affected his performance anxiety and desire to please, the turning point in his basketball development, the special relationship with a coach that helped him pick the college team he wanted to play for, what it was like hearing his name be called at the NBA Draft in NYC, how back-to-back injuries during his rookie season opened the door for him to pull his full faith in Christ, what he plans to do after he retires from basketball, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.4	This is Undaunted Life, a man's podcast. I'm your host Kyle Thompson. Let's get into it.
1:08.7	Hi guys, today we've got a special guest on the podcast. His name is Jonathan Isaacs.
1:12.0	So Jonathan Isaac is a professional basketball player in the NBA for the Errlando Magic.
1:16.3	He was drafted sixth overall in the 2017 NBA draft. And a lot of people, he came on their radar
1:22.1	on July 31st of 2020. This is back during the NBA bubble. It's their first game back, and this is,
1:27.6	after the killing of George Floyd and police custody, after the killing of Breonna Taylor,
1:31.5	accidentally by police and the racial tensions in America, where the high say had been in a very,
1:35.3	very long time. And so everybody's on the court. Everybody's wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt.
1:40.0	And when the National Anthem plays, everybody takes a knee, except for Jonathan Isaac.
1:44.8	He decided that he was going to stand there without the Black Lives Matter t-shirt on and
1:49.2	just stand there quietly, praying to himself, just being respectful to the National Anthem.
1:54.0	And that's where he got a lot of people's radar, especially in the conservative side of things,
1:57.6	because we weren't expecting that from an NBA player, right? And so it was a very, very important
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