第一位因拒绝参加奏国歌仪式而被禁赛的球员:1996年3月12日,掘金队的莫罕默德·阿卜杜-拉乌夫。拉乌夫在该赛季大部分场次里都没有参加赛前的奏国歌仪式,最终引起了联盟高层的密切注意。官方下达了一纸禁令, 除非掘金队的这位首席得分手跟其他人一样列队参加仪式,否则他将无法在任何一场正式比赛中登场,拉乌夫最终选择了服从,但他仍然有自己的应对之道,当别人都垂下头颅一派肃穆时,这位伊斯兰教徒却双手捧脸默默祈祷。 The first player to be banned from refusing to attend a national anthem: Mohamed Abdula-Rauf, Nuggets, March 12, 1996. Rauf did not attend pregame national anthem during most of the season, leading to close attention from the league’s top leaders. The official issued a ban on the Nuggets, unless the Nuggets’ lead scorer lined up like any other to attend the ceremony, and he would not be able to appear at any official match. Rauf eventually opted for obedience, but he still had My own coping style, when others drooped their heads and felt solemn, the Islamist held his face silently in prayer.