Kendrick Perkins didn’t mean any disrespect.

Really, he never thought it was a big deal.

But the Thunder center will now join his teammates when they line up on the court during the national anthem.

Prior to Friday’s game against the Lakers, Perkins traditionally had exited the court and run back to the locker room just before the singing of The Star Spangled Banner. Starting with the Lakers game, however, Perkins said he will stick around for the anthem out of respect from now on.