WNBA Drops Fines for Players Who Wore Protest Shirts

The players wore black warm-up shirts that read “Change Starts With Us: Justice & Accountability” on the front. We have a social responsibility as well’.

Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network also said it planned to cover the cost of the fines. He called the penalty “unacceptable”. “They are sponsor appropriate, but the Adidas plain black shirt would not be a regulation-issued shirt”. IN and Phoenix donned the shirts Tuesday before their nationally televised game.

After a Liberty-Fever game last Thursday, basketball players banded together to create a media blackout, Sports Illustrated reports.

“The majority of this league is made of black women”, she continued.

“I would tell you in reflection, recognizing that we were at an impasse, we needed to move forward in the future”, she said Monday in a phone interview with The Associated Press. They’re truly incredible, thoughtful and talented individuals’. Players criticized the league – which is largely African-American – for punishing teams and players for social activism.

Borders also went on her Twitter account to show her support for the players. WNBA President Borders applauds the league’s players for taking a stance on social issues.

Charles was happy that the league rescinded the fines. She has donated her entire salary this year to her charity – Hopey’s Heart Foundation – so the withdrawn fine means more money that will help buy automated external defibrillators.

‘When we take off our jerseys and we are out there, we could be next. We were able to show our voice’.

“I was raised by parents who taught me to love and respect people regardless of their race or background, so I am saddened and frustrated by the divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that seem to be getting worse as of late”, Jordan said in the statement. We have followers now because of who we are, not what we do’. Many people are now congratulating the WNBA president Lisa Border on her ability to stand up for what’s right for her players.

Borders, on the job for four months, disagreed with the notion that the league was suppressing its players’ voices.

‘Our players are important to us. They were fighting for what they believe to be right, and their league is now finding a way to support them. Obviously each player has an opportunity to be who they want and say what they feel, but at the same time, you are representing the United States of America, and you are part of the Olympic team.