Standing at the intersection of sports and protest

The role of teams and high profile athletes in times of protest and unrest is the topic on today’s SportsBeat KC. Kansas City Star columnist Vahe Gregorian and Star news reporter Glenn Rice join host Blair Kerkhoff in discussing the protest scene in Kansas City and how some of the Chiefs and other teams have reacted to the developing story.Also, what was Kansas City’s response to previous moments of unrest and confrontation? Rice recalls the city in 1968 in the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination and more recently the Chiefs and city’s response to the NFL’s reaction to Colin Kaepernick’s take-a-knee protest three years ago.Plus we hear audio from Big 12 men’s basketball coaches in a message of unity and from NBA player Malcolm Brogdon, who spoke to protesters in his Atlanta hometown.Story links:Monday protest in Kansas City: More tear gas, at least 20 arrests follow mayor’s marchRoyals say they “stand in solidarity and peaceful protest” with black communityChiefs players, Royals players, Sporting, other teams share #BlackoutTuesday postsBig 12 men’s hoop coaches use teamwork to issue anti-racism statement via videoMellinger Minutes: There’s sports stuff here. Even some positive! But first real lifeChiefs tweet 0602Royals tweet 0602Big 12 tweetSporting KC tweet 0602 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices