Teens Playing Basketball Stop Game, Kneel For Funeral Procession
FRANKLINGTON, La. (CBS) — A photo of teens mostly taking a knee during a basketball game has gone viral on social media -- not because it was a political message but because it was a show of respect for a funeral procession.
During a recent funeral, the procession was passing by the basketball court, and as it did, the boys put down the basketball and took a knee, giving Lynn Bickham Bievenu a chance to snap the photo below.
Of the gesture, Bienvenu wrote in a Facebook post: "This meant a great deal to our family. May God bless each one as I feel they will achieve greatness."
Bienvenu told TV station WAFB she was part of the procession for her cousin Velma Kay Crows.
"They took a knee not out of disrespect but honor. They [sic] was not an adult in sight to tell them to stop playing," she wrote.
The post has received a lot of positive comments complimenting the teens for their act of respect.
