The two teams — the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty — stayed in their locker rooms in solidarity with Black Lives Matter while the anthem played.
Layshia Clarendon, a point guard for the New York Liberty and a leader on the Social Justice Council, said in a speech before the game Saturday that this season would be dedicated to Breonna Taylor, whose March killing has been a focal point of recent anti-racism protests.
“Breonna Taylor was dedicated and committed to uplifting everyone around her,” Clarendon said, adding that the season would also be dedicated to theThe campaign is “committed to saying the names and fighting for justice for Black woman ― Black women who are so often forgotten in this fight for justice, who do not have people marching in the streets for them,” she said.
Clarendon read the names of four Black women who have been killed in the last five years: Sandra Bland, Atatiana Jefferson, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells and Taylor.Seattle Storm forward Breonna Stewart, another leader on the Social Justice Council, then kicked off a “moment of recognition” for Taylor that lasted 26 seconds, representing her age when she was killed.
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