4 Officers Walk Out Of WNBA Game Over Players’ Offensive Shirts

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Players from the WNBA Lynx team wearing black T-shirts raising awareness for Philando Castile at a press conference, Photo Credit: WCCO - CBS Minnesota

Players from the WNBA Lynx team wearing black T-shirts raising awareness for Philando Castile at a press conference, Photo Credit: WCCO – CBS Minnesota

The back of the shirt was also printed, and featured a Dallas police badge. This was in honor of the five Dallas police officers killed on the job. The back of the shirt also had the words “Black Lives Matter.”

During the pre-game conference, the players explained that the shirts were made to honor and mourn the dead, and also to advocate for change. Continue reading…

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