Every few months, something happens to prove that sport and politics can, and do, mix. Recently we have had the US basketball players, both men and women, who have stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement recently.

Not only have players of the NBA and WNBA used their position in society to speak out against the racial injustices currently ongoing in the United States but so has Serena Williams, all following on in the footsteps of other black athletes who over the decades have refused to stand by and idly watch the mistreatment of ethnic minorities in the United States.

The most recent athlete is San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick. When he entered the league in 2011, he was seen as the future of the quarterback position due to his athletic play style.