Carmelo Anthony again called on his fellow athletes to use their platforms to speak out on social issues in the wake of the shooting deaths last week of two African-American men and five Dallas police officers. D. J. Moore Stitched Jersey .The Knicks star wrote in a column for The Guardian newspaper?that athletes shouldnt be worried about losing potential endorsement income when speaking about social issues. He added that hes considering using his platform at the Rio Olympics to send a message.I do feel like this is a platform where we should -- we as athletes, we as Americans -- use it for something, Anthony said of the Summer Olympics, which open Aug. 5. Whether we make a statement out there or send a message, we can show the world that were united. Whatever way we want to do it, this is a chance to do something meaningful before an audience of billions. I dont know what that something is yet, but we still have time to figure it out.Anthony recently posted a similar message on Instagram in the wake of the shootings in Dallas.He reiterated that he isnt demanding that all athletes speak out on social issues. But he doesnt want the fear of losing out on endorsement dollars to be seen as a deterrent.We have one of the biggest platforms to speak out, one where people pay attention to what we have to say, whether its everyday civilians or those in positions of power. We have that influence. Its just a matter of if we want to use it or not, Anthony wrote in The Guardian. Everybody uses it for different reasons. But at a time like this, you have to put aside the politics of business and whether a sponsor or somebody from a company that you represent is going to call you about it. If youre a human being, this affects everybody.NBA commissioner Adam Silver commended Anthony on Tuesday for taking a strong stance in the wake of the recent gun violence across the country.I am absolutely in favor of players speaking out and speaking from the heart about whatever issues are important to them. Its how this country operates, Silver said after the NBAs Board of Governors meeting in Las Vegas. Ive had this direct conversation with many of our players, and Im not one to say they have an obligation to do it, but I think those who feel comfortable doing it and want to speak out, they have this incredible forum to do it, whether its through in a formal way through media members that are in this room or whether its through social media. I actually think it demonstrates that these are multidimensional people. They live in this society, and they have strong views about how things should be. So Im very encouraging of that.In his column for The Guardian, Anthony stressed that he didnt have the answers to solve the recent gun violence thats plagued the country. But he wanted to put pressure on political leaders to work toward finding a solution by continuing the national conversation on the issues.This is not really about politics, he wrote. Theres nothing political about taking a stand and speaking on what you believe in. The teams and the support systems around athletes urge them to stay away from politics, stay away from religion, stay away from this, stay away from that. But at certain times youve just got to put all of that aside and be a human being. That time is now. Ian Thomas Stitched Jersey . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Throwback Panthers Jerseys . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. http://www.officialpanthersnflauthenticshop.com/ . 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Thats a credit to this team.Khyri Thomas added 16 points and Marcus Foster had 15 among the seven Bluejays (4-0) in double figures. Creighton led by 24 at one point in the second half.Terry Henderson scored 28 points and three other players finished in double figures for the Wolfpack (3-1), who battled to six ties and eight lead changes in the first half.Dennis Smith Jr. added 21 points, Torin Dorn had 16 and Abdul-Malik Abu had 13 for N.C. State, which last led 47-46 with 2:43 remaining in the first half on Smiths 3-pointer.Creighton closed out the half with an 8-2 run for a 54-48 lead, then opened the second half with another 8-2 stretch for its first double-digit lead.The Bluejays biggest lead, 24 points, came when Huff hit a pair of free throws with 5:17 remaining for a 103-79 lead.No. 1, theyre a really good team and theey can score the ball, N. Marquis Haynes Stitched Jersey. C. State coach Mark Gottfried said. We had a hard time stopping them from scoring. I liked a lot of things we did -- we scored 92 ourselves -- but we just really couldnt slow them down, much less stop them. That was the difference in the game.Maurice Watson Jr. scored 15 points for Creighton, Isaiah Zierden added 12, Zach Hanson had 11 and Justin Patton had 10.BIG PICTUREN.C. State: Henderson scored more than 20 points for the second time in four games this season after missing nearly all of 2015-16 with an ankle injury.Creighton: The Bluejays are 4-0 for the fifth time in the past six seasons under McDermott. The only blemish on that run was a 3-1 start in 2015-2016.STAT SHEETN.C. State made a season-best 14 of 28 3-pointers and shot 45.6 percent from the field (31 of 68). But Creighton countered with a season-best 60.6 percent shooting (40 of 66) and made 13 of 27 3-pointers.FOUL TIMEN.C. State and Creighton were whistled for 45 combined fouls, including a pair of technical fouls (on Foster and Patton) in the second half for excessive celebration. Beejay Anya fouled out for the Wolfpack, and six others (four for N.C. State, two for Creighton) finished with four fouls.POLL IMPLICATIONSWith the Top 25 rankings coming out Monday morning, Creighton should head into that evenings Paradise Jam championship game having moved up several spots following back-to-back 100-point games.UP NEXTN.C. State: Will play Saint Josephs in the tournaments third-place game Monday.Creighton: Will face Mississippi in the championship game Monday. Cheap NFL T-shirts Wholesale Jerseys NFL Jerseys China Jerseys NFL Cheap Cheap NFL Black Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Youth NFL Jerseys China ' ' '