Thursday, March 28, 2024

Cops Walk Out of WNBA Game Over Player’s #BLM Shirts

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*Maybe NY Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony’s call for black athletes to stand up and speak out against police brutality is starting take hold. For evidence, you can point to the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. They warmed up for their game on Saturday in shirts supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The front read “Change Starts With Us: Justice and Accountability.” On the back were the names of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, as well as the Dallas police shield and the words “Black Lives Matter.”

Rebekkah Brunson and Maya Moore, the team’s captains, spoke about the recent shootings, their own experiences with racism from police. They also gave props to the Dallas PD who have been implementing de-escalation training in their force to the benefit of all, and a call for accountability and change. They were flanked by fellow captains Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus.

READ RELATED STORY: Carmelo Anthony to Fellow Pro Athletes: The Days Of Keeping Silent are ‘Long Gone’

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that their shirts were not well-received by the four off-duty police officers hired as security at the game, who walked off the job:

Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Minneapolis Police Federation, the union that represents rank-and-file officers, praised them for quitting. “I commend them for it,” he said.

Kroll said the four officers also removed themselves from a list of officers working future games. He did not know who the officers were.

“Others said they heard about it and they were not going to work Lynx games,” he said.

Asked if other officers will fill in for those who quit, Kroll said:

“If [the players] are going to keep their stance, all officers may refuse to work there.”

Kroll also took a dig at the team:

“They only have four officers working the event because the Lynx have such a pathetic draw.”

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