Victor Oladipo Believes Anthem Protests Will Happen In NBA

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick swept the nation by storm when he decided to kneel during the national anthem as a protest of racial oppression and inequality in the United States.

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Following Kaepernick's lead, other NFL players and athletes in other sports have also demonstrated protests of their own, which led to the question about whether NBA players will follow suit when their season begins in 40 days. 

When asked by Complex Sports if he thought the protests would transfer over to the NBA, newly acquired Thunder guard Victor Oladipo said he believes so. 

"Oh, no question. I truly believe it will," Oladipo said. "Because at the end of the day it's a sport, and people are gonna be looking at some guys in the NBA to see what they're gonna do as well. At the end of the day you just control what you can control, so your opinion is your opinion, that's the beauty of the United States, so, do whatever you feel is best that will help you do whatever you believe."

Oladipo, who figures to be a key contributor for OKC with the departure of Kevin Durant, went on to say that he's talked with other players around the NBA about the topic of protests. 

"A few people just in general I've had conversations with about that, I tell 'em the same thing, people's beliefs are people's beliefs, you know what I mean, you can only control so much, you can only control what you can control, and the most things you can control is yourself," Oladipo said. "So whatever you believe, believe in to the utmost. But I think definitely, we'll see a few guys in the NBA doing the same thing."