WNBA players walk off the field before the national anthem and devote delayed season Breonna Taylor

The season started Saturday with players from the WNBA Seattle Storm Walking and New York Liberty played next to the square in front of the national anthem, still in a message for racial justice, as protests across the country. Players then devoted 26 seconds of silence and throughout the season to Breonna Taylor together. “We dedicate this season Breonna Taylor – an exceptional EMT who was murdered in her home more than 130 days,” Layshia Clarendon, a player for the New York Liberty, said before the game. Taylor was killed by Louisville Metro Police after he entered his house Kentucky in March. Clarendon also said that the season would be on dedicated “pronounce his name of the campaign -. A campaign committed in the name of say and fight for justice for women of color” “So often forgotten in this struggle for justice” that “We say his name: Sandra Bland, Atatiana Jefferson, Dominique, and Rem’mie’Fells Breonna Taylor, “said Clarendon. “We will be the voice of those who have no voice.” After observations Clarendon, readers for both teams – have contributed to the labeling on the back mesh with the full name of Taylor – 26 seconds long silence observed for the EMT, which means old when she was killed. Clarendon has told ESPN that “on his knees, like enough to not protest even me.” “I do not want to hear the anthem, I want you to stand out. I do not want to be anywhere near it ridiculous that justice and freedom are simply not available equally to all,” he said. Nneka Ogwumike, a player for the Los Angeles Sparks, Taylor said the mother and politicians Georgia Stacey Abrams had talked with members of the WNBA. “We only hope that we do what we discussed on this call: keep his name, celebrate and, of course, to bring awareness,” said Ogwumike. “Black women are so often forgotten in this world and in a league where we are and we have 70% more women of color, this is our reality.” The WNBA was one of several sports leagues around the world that their program in June was disturbed by the pandemic Crown and announced that the season would be “22 games regular season, followed by a traditional playoff format” is played at the based fanless. “We always go to the top of the initiatives with strong support from #BlackLivesMatter, #SayHerName that LGBTQ + Community, gun control, voting rights, #MeToo, mental health, and the list goes on,” said National Basketball Players Association President Nneka Ogwumike women in a statement on 15 June. “This is not only necessary from a humanitarian point of view, but it can be one of the greatest opportunities that this league has and always will.” Correction, July 27 fake The original version of this statement history if players from the Seattle Storm and New York went freedom off the field. The players went off the field before the national anthem during the national anthem.
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