NBA’s Jonathan Isaac on BLM, Vax Mandates, & the Politicization of Sports - Unapologetic LIVE

Amala Ekpunobi

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4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Today I’m joined by Orlando Magic star and author of “Why I Stand,” Jonathan Isaac! Jonathan shocked the sports world last year when he was the only Magic player to remain standing while all other players knelt in protest during the national anthem before a game. Not long afterward, he made headlines again as one of the few players to speak out against efforts to mandate vaccines in the NBA. I ask Jonathan what gave him the courage to stand up and speak out - don’t miss it!

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0:00.0	Young Apollo with the best!
0:15.2	Hi everybody and welcome in.
0:17.4	I'm your host of On Apologetic Live, Amla Epinobi.
0:19.8	And today we have a very, very special guest on my show
0:23.2	that I'm so excited to talk to because I've been following
0:26.4	his career not only really in sports,
0:28.8	but in the things that he's been standing up and speaking out
0:31.4	against as it surrounds his career and the work that he's been doing.
0:34.6	He's the author of a new book called Why I Stand.
0:37.8	And his name is Jonathan Isaac of the Orlando Magic.
0:40.6	Jonathan Isaac, thank you so much for being on my show today.
0:43.3	Man, thank you for the introduction.
0:45.3	But yeah, I'm excited to talk to your model.
0:47.2	I'm a fan and yeah, let's get to it.
0:49.6	Oh, thank you so much.
0:51.3	So yeah, yeah, let's get right into it.
0:53.0	Now, you are currently a star for the Orlando Magic.
0:57.3	And you've had quite the beautiful career in basketball.
1:01.4	And we've watched as the NBA from my perspective
1:05.0	has gotten increasingly political.
1:07.5	And you sort of came to the forefront of this debate
1:10.1	as the George Floyd, Riot, Scott Spocked Up,
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