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#Repost///@newsmax: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday said the league will take a closer look this offseason at the practice of team-hosted Pride Nights, contests featuring promotions revolving around the LGBTQ+ community that turned contentious due to media and activist invective hurled at players opting not to participate.⁣⁣This season, a growing number of teams and players have opted to skip out on wearing Pride Night jerseys and rainbow stick tape during warmups in a move that experts say shows athletes want to shift back toward focusing on the sport rather than social issues.⁣⁣"Most of the players are going in there to play a game," said Atlanta-based public relations expert David Johnson. "A lot of them do have deep religious beliefs, as do their families. Their feeling is that they are there to play the game and not take a political stand."⁣⁣For more on this story, click the link in our bio or visit NEWSMAX.com.