J.T. Brown is the first NHL player to make a statement during "The Star-Spangled Banner" this season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning forward raised his fist while standing for the U.S. national anthem Saturday night before playing the Florida Panthers.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward J.T. Brown raised his fist during the national anthem this evening pic.twitter.com/k7jVGeEdRT
— SB Nation NHL (@SBNationNHL) October 7, 2017
Brown joins a growing list of athletes across several sports to protest police brutality and racial injustice, a movement initially led by quarterback Colin Kaepernick that drew incendiary comments from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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