Right before the Philadelphia 76ers' home opener against the Thunder kicked off Wednesday, singer Sevyn Streeter (best known for her 2013 slow banger "It Won't Stop") was pulled from singing the national anthem because she intended to wear a "We Matter" jersey for her performance—a nod to the Black Lives Matter movement. On Friday, the 76ers apologized for their decision and invited her to come back and perform another time.Immediately after having the microphone taken from her, Streeter tweeted out her disapproval, which gained a lot of traction on social media. In its initial statement about the matter, the Sixers said, "The Philadelphia 76ers organization encourages meaningful actions to drive social change. We use our games to bring people together, to build trust and to strengthen our communities. As we move from symbolic gestures to action, we will continue to leverage our platform to positively impact our community."Well, the team appears to be walking that back with a new statement released today:We are sorry that this happened. After receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations staff and ownership group, we believe that the wrong decision was made, and Sevyn should have been welcomed to sing. We apologize to her, and in an effort to move the conversation forward, we have reached out to offer her an opportunity to return and perform at a game of her choice. We are waiting to hear back.The whole thing feels along the too-little-too-late lines—especially when you think that it took some feedback and hemming and hawing on the 76ers' part. "Black Lives Matter" shouldn't be controversial to begin with, not to mention "We Matter." But if there's a silver lining in this, it's that the organization is at least taking feedback and regretting their bad decisions. Looking forward to that performance.Was suppose to sing the anthem at @sixers & @okcthunder game but mins b4 @sixers said I couldn't because I was wearing a "We Matter" jersey pic.twitter.com/wjoJN3rq0r
— Sevyn (@sevyn) October 27, 2016