Louisiana Gov. Doubles Down On Anthem Stance, Respect Flag Or Don’t Play!

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry remains to be fuming over school basketball groups being MIA for the nationwide anthem … doubling down on his perception athletes ought to both attend the pregame ceremony — or do not play in any respect.

Landry known as for drastic change after LSU remained within the locker room previous to Monday’s Elite Eight matchup towards Iowa … saying school boards ought to implement new insurance policies that may yank gamers’ scholarships if they aren’t current for the “Star-Spangled Banner.”

Regardless of LSU coach Kim Mulkey and your complete Tigers athletic division claiming it was customary pregame process and it wasn’t an act of protest, Landry appeared on Fox Information on Wednesday to additional clarify his stance.

Landry — an LSU fan — claimed he helps the gamers and Mulkey and wasn’t calling them out particularly … however he thinks school athletics has an actual “problem” on its fingers.

Landry needs universities in Louisiana to place pointers in place to make sure groups respect the anthem as an indication of unity … and made it clear he needs gamers to face.

“That’s what the universities should put in place,” Landry stated. “They should [stand]. Everybody should respect the flag. If you don’t like it, well guess what — you don’t have to play the sport.”