I think [Loeffler has] proven that she doesn't represent us, she doesn't represent our voices -- not in this league, not in the community. According to a release, the Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, Connecticut Sun, and Seattle Storm are also wearing the shirts. WNBA players wore "Vote Warnock" shirts to protest against the owner of the Atlanta Dream. WNBA players from the Atlanta team, as well as players from the Seattle Storm, Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, wore "Vote Warnock" on T-shirts … Warnock does, so we're putting our support behind him because of the person that he is and the type of legislation that he stands for. Her seat is up for grabs in a … Rev. It promotes violence and anti-Semitism. “We are [WNBA] players, but like the late, great John Lewis said, we are also ordinary people with extraordinary vision,” Dream player Elizabeth Williams tweeted. Last month, Loeffler wrote a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to … Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for her U.S. Senate seat. Players on the WNBA team co-owned by Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and other WNBA teams were seen wearing "Vote Warnock" shirts in support of her Senate challenger before their games on Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon ahead of their game, Atlanta Dream players wore “Vote Warnock” t-shirts supporting The Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, who is challenging Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for her U.S. Senate seat. Starting in August, players from the Dream and other teams wore “Vote Warnock” t-shirts to games, where they would be seen on social media and … “[Rev. Bird told ESPN that participation in the campaign to support Warnock is voluntary and that all players have discussed the idea over Zoom calls while at IMG Academy, where the WNBA season resumed in late July. "This was a situation where given what was said in regards to the owner of Atlanta and how, basically, she came out against a lot of what the women in our league stand for, I think was emotionally tough for a lot of the women in our league to hear that," Bird said. August 4, 2020. The Republican is a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, who were among the teams that wore the shirts. "I think a lot of people feel that they may not have a place," Loeffler said. WNBA players are wearing "Vote Warnock" T-shirts to games this week to support Rev. "He supports the league and the movement, and we support him. So we wanted to make sure we could still keep the focus on our social justice movement, and funny enough, Rev. On our first nationally televised game of the 2020 WNBA season, my team — the Atlanta Dream — decided to seize the moment. Brian Kemp. Williams said the Dream and other players have made a coordinated effort not to discuss Loeffler or her statements in recent weeks, and instead focused on how they could best support a candidate they felt better represented their political views. Members of the Atlanta Dream WNBA team wear Vote Warnock t-shirts to show support for Rev. 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And, if he's in the Senate, you know who's not. "We are @wnba players, but like the late, great John Lewis said, we are also ordinary people with extraordinary vision. In August, players on the Atlanta Dream and Phoenix Mercury also wore “Vote Warnock” t-shirts, endorsing Loeffler’s Democratic opponent, Raphael Warnock.Loeffler is running for reelection against Warnock, while Republican Sen. David Purdue is opposed by Democrat Jon Ossoff. "I think when all this stuff started happening with her, we didn't want to feel like we were pawns," Williams said. Amid calls for Loeffler to step away from the Dream, the WNBA has said she is "no longer involved in the day-to-day business" of the team. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat who is challenging the Georgia Republican for her Senate seat in November. WNBA players have escalated their opposition to Atlanta Dream co-owner, Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), by wearing shirts supporting one of her opponents in the upcoming election. We had an opportunity to be on two separate Zooms with him and see what he stands for and what he's fighting for," forward Breanna Stewart said. Image: Twitter/@DiaryBoss "They may feel excluded from this sport and other sports that make them feel like American values aren't at the core of what we're doing here.". Attorney representing women accusing T.I. Warnock is pro criminal justice reform, for LGBT+ rights, and pro choice/reproductive rights. ", "He's just somebody that also supports the Black Lives Matter -- the movements that the WNBA is standing behind this year," she said. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. Initially, this kind of came from Sue -- vote for Warnock. "It's important for us to support voting and the overall campaign to flip the Senate," said Clarendon, who now plays for the New York Liberty. "So, this is somebody that we're supporting, as well.". "The Black Lives Matter political organization advocates things like defunding and abolishing the police, abolishing our military, emptying our prisons, destroying the nuclear family. And in August, many players from the Dream and the Pheonix Mercury arrived to their game wearing "VOTE WARNOCK" shirts. ATLANTA — Players around the WNBA began wearing "Vote Warnock" shirts on Tuesday, in response to Sen. Kelly Loeffler's opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement. Join the movement for a better Georgia at https://t.co/hC8iF9urak pic.twitter.com/mvN5e9m4oO. So it just worked out really well.". Warnock is one of her more high-profile opponents in an open special election in November to fill out the remainder of Sen. Johnny Isakson's term, a seat she currently holds on appointment by Gov. "It’s clear that the league is more concerned with playing politics than basketball.". You can call it politics. We're voting for Warnock. She also contended that there is a difference between saying "Black lives matter" and the organization Black Lives Matter. "There's no room for racism in this country, and we have to root it out where it exists. Phoenix Mercury players wear shirts saying "Vote Warnock" and "Black Lives Matter" before their game vs. the Atlanta Dream. We are in a moment of generational, transformative change, and there is no place in that movement for bigotry. "We can only control so much about what the league does [in regard to Loeffler], and so for us, we wanted it to be bigger than that. Even Atlanta Dream Players Wore 'Vote Warnock' Tshirts For Photo The WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream is co-owned by Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who continues to embarrass the league and the players on that team. In June, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, ... players are now wearing "Vote Warnock" shirts as they arrive at games — a statement in support of Rev. ", Later Tuesday, Loeffler followed up with a statement of her own, saying, "This is just more proof that the out-of-control cancel culture wants to shut out anyone who disagrees with them. "Senator Loeffler and those like her who seek to silence and dismiss others when they speak up for justice have planted themselves on the wrong side of history," he added. Ben Pickman Aug 4, 2020 WNBA players across the league are wearing "Vote Warnock" T-shirts to games this week in support of Rev. Last month, Loeffler told ESPN that she feared the WNBA's public support for the Black Lives Matter movement could drive some fans away. ", Seattle guard Jordin Canada added that this "is bigger than basketball. To have someone in our league that doesn't represent or support African Americans, who are 80% of our league, is disheartening, honestly, and sickening.". Also on Tuesday, the Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 87-74. "So, what a great way for us to get the word out about this man, and hopefully put him in the Senate. "We want people in office who support the same values and morals as we do. Don't boo...VOTE Register to vote at https://t.co/zXnPqmFZQ7 #Vote2020 pic.twitter.com/4yMmEqgXMS, Warnock, a Democrat who pastors Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, said in the release he was "honored and humbled by the overwhelming support from the WNBA players.". RELATED: WNBA team owner and U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler upset with league's plan to honor Black Lives Matter, Sen. Loeffler has characterized Black Lives Matter as a political organization, rather than a protest movement, and said she opposes it "due to its radical ideas and Marxist foundations, which include defunding the police and eroding the nuclear family. To me, this is not what our league stands for.". ESPN's Holly Rowe and Kevin Pelton contributed to this report. Warnock is somebody who supports everything that we support and just happens to be running in that seat. We call it supporting the human race and morals. Former Dream player Layshia Clarendon, who has written and spoken out about Loeffler's comments, was also heavily involved in the planning of the WNBA players' campaign. WNBA players are wearing “Vote Warnock” T-shirts to games this week to support Rev. Raphael Warnock. ", "This is just more proof that the out of control cancel culture wants to shut out anyone who disagrees with them," she said Tuesday in a statement. But there's a political organization called Black Lives Matter that I think is very important to make the distinction between their aim and where we are as a country at this moment. Across the chest of the black T-shirts were two words “Vote Warnock,” a reference to the Atlanta pastor who is one of the top Democrats running … Warnock released a statement through his campaign Tuesday saying he was "honored and humbled by the overwhelming support from the WNBA players. WNBA players want Atlanta Dream co-owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) out of their league ― and out of the Senate. Elizabeth Williams, a forward on the Atlanta Dream, told ESPN that the league's executive committee began exploring the shirt idea as a response to Loeffler's statements, because "for effective change to happen, there has to be policy changes. 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ESPN: WNBA players wearing T-shirts opposing Dream owner. Those are the kind of people we want representing us, because that's what our league stands for.". We celebrate the courage and resolve of these players standing for justice, and I am proud to stand with them. Loeffler, who owns a partial share in the Atlanta Dream and was officially appointed the junior United States Senator from Georgia by Governor Brian Kemp in January, penned a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in July voicing opposition to the league’s plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement throughout its season. Obviously, I'm not voting for Georgia, but continuing to use my platform to help with that -- but I did vote today, just want to let you know. Players from the Atlanta Dream, along with four other WNBA teams, wore black “Vote Warnock” T-shirts at Tuesday’s games, in support of Warnock according to ABC News. "What we're trying to do is first educate ourselves, and then educate everyone else. On Tuesday (Aug. 4), players from Atlanta Dream and other teams sported shirts wearing “Vote Warnock” as an opposition to Loeffler. Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for her U.S. Senate seat. "I'm not some political strategist, but what I do know is that voting is important. ", Guard Sami Whitcomb concurred, saying the players "are very concerned with leadership in this country and people that we want to be representing us and the morals that they represent. We are @wnba players, but like the late, great John Lewis said, we are also ordinary people with extraordinary vision. And so if we're going to sit here and talk about wanting justice reform, part of that is making sure that we have officials in office that understand that.". (0:23). After the game, several members of the Storm spoke about the process. ATLANTA — Players around the WNBA began wearing "Vote Warnock" shirts on Tuesday, in response to Sen. Kelly Loeffler's opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement. Atlanta Dream forward discusses "Vote Warnock" shirts that sparked controversy because the team is co-owned by Senator Kelly Loeffler. And the more noise we made, whether it was a tweet saying to get her out, that was just playing into her hands. WNBA players are wearing "Vote Warnock" T-shirts to games this week to support Rev. "I think we all agree the life of every African American is important," Loeffler said. "We definitely decided to wear it because he's for Black Lives Matter," guard Chennedy Carter said. Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm wears a "VOTE WARNOCK" shirt during an August game. "I think he's someone who's fighting to create change and fighting to be on the right side of things. It's clear that the league is more concerned with playing politics than basketball, and I stand by what I wrote in June.". The beef began in July when Senator Loeffler wrote an excoriating letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, voicing … Williams said Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird initially came up with the idea. "But very quickly we started to realize that this was only happening for her political gain. A representative for Atlanta Dream did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment about the "Vote Warnock" t-shirts. And I'll just leave it at that.". This was something that she wanted. And I think our league has always encouraged people to use their voices and to get out and vote. Last month, Loeffler wrote a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league's promotion of Black Lives Matter -- which is painted on the courts at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where the league is holding its restart -- and advocating instead for teams to add American flags to jerseys. Mercury players wear 'Vote Warnock' shirts in pregame (0:23), Players wearing T-shirts opposing Dream owner, Week 1 WNBA Power Rankings: Seattle rises to the top, Liberty jump to No. @ReverendWarnock has spent his life fighting for the people and we need him in Washington. This movement gives us the opportunity to fight for what we believe in, and I stand by all athletes promoting social justice on and off the court. The Republican is a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, who were among the teams that wore the shirts. "Senator Loeffler and those like her who seek to silence and dismiss others when they speak up for justice have planted themselves on the wrong side of history. @ReverendWarnock has spent his life fighting for the people and we need him in Washington," Elizabeth Williams, one of the Dream's leading scorers, tweeted Tuesday before the team's game against the Phoenix Mercury. Dream players responded by campaigning for Loeffler’s Democrat rival Raphael Warnock, pointedly wearing “Vote Warnock” t-shirts before a game against Phoenix in August. Following the Dream's 81-74 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night, the players' decision was a primary talking point. RELATED: Former Atlanta Dream player pushing for social justice reform reacts to Sen. Kelly Loeffler's Black Lives Matter opposition. Players are wearing “Vote Warnock” T-shirts to games this week to support the Rev. Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for her U.S. Senate seat. "That's kind of been the theme of this season.
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