Hockey Player Raises Fist During National Anthem

Hockey Player Raises Fist During National Anthem
J.T. Brown #23 of the Tampa Bay Lightning Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images
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Tampa Bay forward J.T. Brown raised a closed right fist during the national anthem on Saturday, joining the growing list of professional athletes protesting what they see as a pattern of racism in the treatment of African-Americans by U.S. police.

Brown, the first NHL player to join the protests at a regular-season game, made the same gesture before a pre-season game on Sept. 28, the Tampa Bay Times reported.