The WNBA returned to the court on Saturday and began their season in the only way WNBA players know how: With a powerful statement. In the first game of the season, the New York Liberty faced off against the Seattle Storm, but before tip-off, players from each team came together to reiterate their focus on social justice during the 2020 season. In a joint speech, the Liberty’s Layshia Clarendon and the Storm’s Breanna Stewart reiterated that every game this year would be dedicated to Breonna Taylor, the Black Lives Matter movement, and #SayHerName, an initiative focused on remembering the names of Black women who have been affected by police and racial violence.
The choice to stay in the locker room during the anthem is not new, but it seems to have come as a surprise to, who is part owner of WNBA team the Atlanta Dream, who played and won their game on Sunday.
As with previous teams who played over the weekend, the Dream and their opponents, the Dallas Wings, held a moment of silence for 26 seconds and exited the court before the start of the anthem. Loeffler and other conservatives, however, continue to falsely claim that the players left as the anthem played. Loeffler stated on Twitter that the WNBA had “turned its back on the American flag” and referred to the protest as “shameful.
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