NBA Social Justice Props: Kneeling, LBJ Interviews, Trump Tweets

• The over/under for players kneeling in the Lakers/Clippers game is 7.5 with the over favored at -200.
• The over/under for players kneeling in the Jazz/Pelicans game is 5.5 and the over is favored with -250 odds.
• Donald Trump’s odds of tweeting at the National Anthem protests are an underdog at +350 odds.
• The over/under for the number of times LeBron James says “Breonna” in a post-game interview is 1.5, with the under favored at -180.

ORLANDO, Fla. – As the NBA regular-season games are about to be underway, NBA players are ready to take the main stage when it comes to protesting social justice issues. Many NBA players have already been seen protesting in different cities.

Online sportsbooks have taken note of these protests and have different social justice prop bets listed for players kneeling during the national anthem, Trump tweeting and Lebron James mentioning of Breonna Taylor.

The over on both of these bets should be the easy answer for any bettor.

The NBA has taken a stance with the Black Lives Matter movement and has also allowed players and coaches to peacefully protest inside the NBA Bubble. They also allowed for social justice messages to be printed on the back of their jerseys and kneeling during the National Anthem.

Kneeling during the anthem in sports has already started in the MLB as every player on the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers took a knee during the National Anthem.

Bettors can strongly expect NBA players to do the same during the opening night of the NBA restart. While expensive, taking the over on both is the smart bet to make for an easy payout.

Sticking with National Anthem prop bets, it would not be a National Anthem protest without the input from President Trump, would it?

Those looking for longer odds to bet on for a nice payout should look no further. Anytime there has been a protest during the singing of the National Anthem, Donald Trump’s Twitter fingers get rolling.

He tweeted when Colin Kaepernick first took a knee and continued to do so just recently during the Giants and Dodgers game on the opening day of the MLB.

Looking forward to live sports, but any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2020

Being that Trump has not skipped a beat when it comes to tweeting about protests during the National Anthem, bettors can take this one and treat it as a high-risk and high-reward bet.

Breonna Taylor Protests

The final NBA prop bet that is listed is the over/under on the number of times that LeBron James will mention “Breonna” – in reference to Breonna Taylor – during a post-game interview.

LeBron James has been very vocal during these tough times and has used his platform to spread social justice messages. However, with the league allowing for players to put social justice messages on the back of their jersey’s, LeBron James has opted not to do so.

“Everything that I do has a purpose, has a meaning. I don’t need to have something on the back of my jersey for people to understand my mission or know what I’m about and what I’m here to do,” said James to the league.

With James opting not to partake in the social justice messages, it could possibly mean that he is focusing more on basketball and winning the NBA Finals. Unless a direct question is asked about his stance on social injustice, bettors can expect James to stay under.