Demonstrators lined State of Franklin Road Tuesday afternoon in support of East Tennessee State University s men s basketball team, as well as former basketball coach Jason Shay, who resigned amid controversy surrounding the team s decision to kneel for the national anthem ahead of several games this season. It initially started in support of Coach Shay, and how things were handled with him, Washington County/Johnson City NAACP President Tavia Sillmon said of the demonstration. Now, we re supporting the team. Several players have changed where they want to play, and we still want people to come here â this is still a great area in spite of what we ve shown people. We need to change that.