Posted on 09/22/2016 2:20:13 PM PDT by EveningStar
The latest round of athlete protests during the playing of the national anthem came Wednesday against the backdrop of recent fatal shootings of black men by the police in Tulsa, Okla., and Charlotte, N.C.
Before a win-or-go-home W.N.B.A. playoff game against the Phoenix Mercury in Indianapolis on Wednesday, every Indiana Fever player knelt and linked arms as the national anthem played.
They were joined by two Mercury players, Mistie Bass and Kelsey Bone. The other Mercury players remained standing.
Even given the high stakes of the game, Fever Coach Stephanie White told her players that she had been proud to see what she characterized as an important gesture.
“I’m proud of y’all for doing that together, being in that together,” she said, according to ESPN. “That’s big. That’s big. It’s bigger than basketball, right? Bigger than basketball.”
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Many of them probably already have.
What’s a WNBA?
Should be a big loser in Hoosier land.
On the other hand, Bobby Knight was out today campaigning for Trump.
LOL!!
America is the land of the free. They’re all free to leave.
What is the WNBA? Who is having playoffs at this time? Is this to be put in the category of, “Who cares?”
another sports team that can GTH , we won’t patronize these jerks in any way, fashion, or manner. not one cent.
Never mind, I see from later posts that it is a “nappy headed Hos league...who’d a thunk?
Who??
Shameful....but the coach’s response is ever more so.
Submission to the flag. How lovely.
Hit them in the pocketbook. Don’t go to any more of their games.
The only reason we kmow this is because someone watched the tape of the game.
How offended were the 50 or 60 fans in attendance?
It was their parents and a few friends.
maybe we should all kneel like we are praying during the national anthem. They they will ave to stand up in protest.
Why does the look on the only white girls face, make me think, she really does not want to be doing this, but is afraid not too.
Do WNBA players get paid or are they volunteers?
What does the Confederate Battle Flag mean?
What does it mean to fly the flag upside down?
Or to kneel during the national anthem?
When a political meme spreads, what it means isn't always crystal clear.
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