Utah Company Giving up Suite at Jazz Games Over National Anthem Kneeling

A letter recently sent to the Utah Jazz and Gail Miller from Utah based SME Steel stated, “Our disappointment and disillusionment with the recent actions of the NBA including the owners, coaches and players of the Utah Jazz-are almost beyond expression.”

“We have been stunned to see the entire Jazz team kneeling during the playing of our county's national anthem,” the letter continued. “...it seems odd and inappropriate for NBA players to adorn their jerseys with names and tributes for felons and politically-divisive slogans from Black Lives Matter, when true heroes like Chris Kyle and Pat Tillman go unnoticed and unremarked.”

SME Steel told the Washington Free Beacon it had licensed a suite in Vivint Smart Home Arena (Which it helped build) for 28 years, paying roughly $6 million in ticket fees and at least $1 million for food and beverages.

The letter closes with, “Regardless of how other patrons react, please be advised that unless and until the NBA and the Utah Jazz put a stop to all disrespectful actions during the anthem and remove the Black Lives Matter logos from the arena, SME's suite at the Vivint Smart Home Arena will remain dark and unused. Moreover, SME will not renew its licensing agreement or make any further payment for its suite until the NBA and its franchises again offer sports and entertainment rather than divisive political propaganda.”

CLICK HERE to read the letter sent by SME Steel

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