NCAA players take a knee during national anthem
By Celine Castronuovo - 03/19/21 03:45 PM EDT
Players for several teams in the NCAA Tournament took a knee during the national anthem as the first-round March Madness games kicked off Friday.
The Associated Press reported that most players for No. 16 seed Drexel knelt during the playing of the national anthem before they played Illinois at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Illinois later in the afternoon Friday beat out Drexel to advance to the second round.
Several Colgate players also took a knee before their game against No. 3 seed Arkansas at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Arkansas eventually won the matchup.
The AP noted that several players also took a knee at the Florida-Virginia Tech at Hinkle Fieldhouse, at which Florida came out victorious.
Kneeling during the national anthem has become an increasingly popular form of social activism among professional and college athletes.
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