s received death threats for his decision to kneel through the

The decision to host the Davis Cup tie against Spain under floodlights was taken without consulting the players, Indian Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj has said. India will play Spain in the World Group play-off tie next weekend with singles and doubles rubber scheduled for 5pm and 7pm starts, respectively.Neither the players nor I was asked before such a crucial decision was taken, Amritaj told ESPN. We already dont have a surface of our choice. The least we could have had was at least the heat going in our favour.But the All India Tennis Association (AITA), for its part, was prompt to suggest that the heat could prove to be a double-edged sword. We saw what the heat did to our players in Chandigarh in the previous tie, a senior AITA official said. So lets not remain under the illusion that the heat works to our advantage. The idea behind holding evening matches was to bring in crowds.There appears to be no fixed protocol with regard to consultation in this regard. Its usually the playing surface regarding which we give in our opinion, coach Zeeshan Ali said. The timing has never really been discussed since it has largely been a given.But AITAs argument is not devoid of reason. Playing under scorching conditions in the tie against South Korea in Chandigarh in July, Saketh Myneni suffered from a severe bout of cramps on the first day. Luckily, his opponent too was spasming -- which allowed the Indian to win by just hanging in a little longer. Rohan Bopanna was forced to play the reverse singles instead of Myneni since the latter had yet to recover.At the US Open last week, cramps again played the spoilsport for Myneni as he lost his first-round match against Jiri Vesely after a having a match point in the eighth game of the deciding set.The last time a Davis Cup tie was played under floodlights in India was in 2013 against Indonesia in Bangalore. It was, however, an earlier start with the singles rubber being played at 3pm and the doubles at 5pm. Myydään Yeezy Boost 350 v2 . Their experience showed Tuesday as the No. 10 Badgers blunted a Saint Louis surge to win 63-57 and advance to face West Virginia in Wednesdays finals of the Cancun Challenge. Fake Yeezy Suomi . Giroud, who wasnt in the starting lineup for two matches after allegations about his private life and a decline in form, scored twice in the first half. Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half. http://www.yeezysuomi.com/superstar-kengat-suomi.html . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. Yeezy 500 Kengät .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Ultra Boost Tarjous .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Steve Kerr fully expects NBA players to take up their own version of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernicks stand against racial oppression.Whether his own Golden State players show some kind of support or opt to protest during the national anthem once the season begins, he isnt sure. That will be a topic of discussion as a team this training camp for the Warriors, and the reigning NBA Coach of the Year already has had discussions with a few of his players individually about the issue and shared his personal thoughts.No matter what side of the spectrum youre on, I would hope every American is disgusted with what is going on around the country, what just happened in Tulsa ... with Terence Crutcher, said Kerr, who also has been outspoken on the issue of gun control given that his father, Malcolm, was murdered while he was the American University president in Beirut when Kerr was 18 and a freshman at the University of Arizona.It doesnt matter what side youre on the Kaepernick stuff, youd better be disgusted about the things that are happening.Kerr, whose Warriors won an NBA championship in his first season as coach then finished runner-up to LeBron James and Cleveland in June, will be challenged to blend his new team right away with Kevin Durant joining two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry and fellow All-Stars and Durants U.S. gold-medal winning Olympic teammates, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.And Kerr encourages his players to talk about social issues far beyond the basketball court -- and speak up for what they believe in when done carefully.Our guys have already been asked a lot about it. Its a tricky topic, not the Kaepernick situation but just social activism in general, Kerr said Wednesday. It has to come from the heart. Theres a lot of fans ouut there that say, `Stick to sports, were trying to get away from all this by watching your team play, and I understand that.ddddddddddddOn the other hand, these guys do have a voice. As long as the message is clear, Im all for people speaking out against injustice. Whatever form that takes, if its non-violent and it leads to conversation, then I think thats a good thing.Kerr has paid close attention to Kaepernick, who said Tuesday he has received death threats for his decision to kneel through the anthem. But Kaepernick also has made a point that he supports military members and is speaking out against police brutality and shootings of African-Americans.I would think that something similar will happen in the NBA, Kerr said. Nobody has to be right, nobody has to be wrong. I would hope that everybody sort of respects each others point of view. There are valid points of view on both sides. ... I understand people who are offended by his stance, maybe they have a military family member who is offended or maybe they lost somebody in a war and that flag or the anthem means a lot more to them than someone else. Then you flip it around and what about non-violent protests? Its America, this is what our countrys about, its non-violent protesting. Thats what it should be about.Like many others who have supported Kaepernick even if they might disagree with his methods, Kerr appreciates how the quarterback has opened up an important conversation in this country.We like to talk about stuff, basketball or not, and I think its probably one of the best things thats come out of the Kaepernick issue is that people are talking, Kerr said. Its a good thing. ' ' '