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| WNBA, NY Liberty players leave court during national anthem |
| 2020-07-26 |
| [NYPOST] The New York Liberty and Seattle Storm made a statement before tipping off the WNBA season on Saturday.Both teams left the court during the national anthem as a sign of peaceful protest and held a 26-second moment of silence for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old black woman who was killed at her home by Louisville police. Each player also had Taylor’s name on the back of their jerseys. "We are dedicating this season to Breonna Taylor, an outstanding EMT who was murdered over 130 days ago in her home," Liberty player Layshia Clarendon announced at mid-court, alongside Storm star Breanna Stewart, before the opening tip-off at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. "Breonna Taylor was dedicated and committed to uplifting everyone around here. We are also dedicating this season to ’Say Her Name" campaign, a campaign committed to saying the names and fighting for justice of black women — black women are so often forgotten in this fight for justice, who don’t have people marching in the streets for them. We will say her name. Sandra Bland. Atatiana Jefferson. Dominique Remy Fells. Breonna Taylor. We will be a voice for the voiceless." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #19 Maybe I should join the WNBA .... |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-07-26 21:08 |
| #18 John Cardillo on Twitter Average NBA salary: $7,700,000 Average WNBA salary: $116,000 These are the people lecturing us on equality. |
| Posted by: bbrewer126 2020-07-26 18:56 |
| #17 I thought only family and girlfriends attend the games. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-07-26 18:00 |
| #16 Who exactly is surprised? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-07-26 16:26 |
| #15 If team management condones this behavior and the league condones it, then it's a lost cause. I'm already waiting for the NFL to start so I can not watch it. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-26 12:21 |
| #14 When leaving the bench isn't woke enough,what's next,shit on the flag at center court? |
| Posted by: bbrewer126 2020-07-26 12:17 |
| #13 NBA surely might. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-26 11:26 |
| #12 So the next time any US team plays China in an international match, are the US players going to stand for the Chinese anthem and walk out for the Star-Spangled Banner? |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-07-26 11:26 |
| #11 /\ Good point. Rather difficult to boycott something to which few pay any attention anyway. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-26 11:26 |
| #10 Well, the WNBA is kind of "judgement proof". No one pays attention already so you can't boycott them effectively. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-07-26 11:21 |
| #9 About the only thing with a more minuscule fan base is women's soccer. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-26 11:16 |
| #8 They keep it as a diversity sop |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-07-26 11:11 |
| #7 It's difficult to imagine the WNBA getting less popular than it already is, but there it is - great job, folks! Prediction - there won't be a WNBA in two years. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-07-26 10:21 |
| #6 Atlatl Jefferson |
| Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 2020-07-26 08:09 |
| #4 Atatiana Jefferson ... stage name? anagram? misspelling of LaTatiana Louisey D'Jefferson? |
| Posted by: Lumpy Mussolini7603 2020-07-26 01:38 |
| #3 This was always the next step. Taking a knee has gone vanilla, so the disrespect must be ratcheted up. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-07-26 01:17 |
| #2 The heck with sports. I tossed every sports-related shirt and paraphernalia long ago, and don't even by their crap when it's 90% off. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-07-26 00:40 |
| #1 WNBA...lol, yeah, right. My man cave is just loaded with WNBA merchandise. /sarc |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-26 00:14 |