On Tuesday, Loeffler, who has owned the Dream since , urged Engelbert in a letter to put an American flag on the jerseys for the league's restart rather than the planned anti-racism messages of "Black Lives Matter" and "Say Her Name" a reference to the recent killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Loeffler wrote that promoting a "particular political agenda undermines the potential of the sport and sends a message of exclusion" and that "we need less — not more politics in sports," according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Engelbert released a statement saying that Loeffler is no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of the team, though she has not been removed as an owner. Kelly Loeffler has not served as a Governor of the Atlanta Dream since October and is no longer involved in the day-to-day business of the team. Dream guard Renee Montgomery, one of the few Dream players to speak publicly about Loeffler, opted out of the season in order to focus on social justice.
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In , Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus organized a campaign to speak out against Amendment 1 , a proposal that would have constitutionally banned same-sex marriage in the state. Senate runoff election. For Dr. In contrast to, say, the ostracization that U. Specifically: WNBA athletes have charted, and continue to chart, a new path when it comes to the intersection of sports and politics: something that, for their notably diverse league, is unavoidable.
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