The WNBA plans to honor victims of police and racial violence when it returns to action later this month.
Players will wear special uniforms with the slogan "Say Her Name", along with names like Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillen, and others.
The league also that "Black Lives Matter" will be "prominently displayed on courts during games".
Las Vegas Aces star Angel McCoughtry, who last month called on the league to "Say their names on our jerseys", says the gesture will help "plant seed for a better tomorrow."
Not everyone is happy about this tribute. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) urged the WNBA to reconsider its decision to allow players to wear warm up jerseys reading "Black Lives Matter" and "Say Her Name".
Senator Kelly says, “The truth is, we need less—not more politics in sports. In a time when polarizing politics is as divisive as ever, sports has the power to be a unifying antidote and now more than ever, we should be united in our goal to remove politics from sports.”
How do you feel about sports and politics intersecting? What more could the league do to help deliver this message?