WNBA Players Back Kelly Loeffler's Senate Opponent With 'Vote Warnock' Shirts
08/04/2020 08:04 pm ET Updated 9 hours ago
The Georgia Republican, who co-owns the Atlanta Dream, has publicly objected to the basketball league’s support of Black Lives Matter.
By Josephine Harvey
WNBA players want Atlanta Dream co-owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) out of their league ― and out of the Senate.
Players are wearing “Vote Warnock” T-shirts to games this week to support the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat who is challenging the Georgia Republican for her Senate seat in November.
Current and former players have called for Loeffler’s ouster from the WNBA following a string of controversial actions since she was appointed to her Senate seat last December. A supporter of President Donald Trump and former Wall Street executive, Loeffler’s views are at odds with many of the values espoused by the progressive basketball league.
Last month, calls for Loeffler to sell her stake intensified after she voiced her opposition to Black Lives Matter in a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and called on the league to abandon its support of the anti-racism movement. She claimed it “sends a message of exclusion” for a sport to subscribe to a political agenda and expressed concerns it would drive fans away.
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