Marist Players Wore Rainbow Socks Against Duke to Protest NC Law

Some ? from the first half. The second half is now underway. pic.twitter.com/gRj9JiF2tc
— Marist Basketball (@MaristMBB) November 12, 2016

Marist opened their college basketball season in their 94-49 loss against Duke at Cameron Indoor on Friday night. Many of the visiting players wore rainbow-colored socks to protest the North Carolina HB2 law. In case you thought this was incidental and they just do this all the time, that’s not the case:

Marist coach confirms that players wore rainbow socks as show of unity and inclusion. "We're all aware of the laws in this state"
— Shawn Krest (@ShawnKrest) November 12, 2016