WNBA players repeated their calls for the officers who killed Breonna Taylor to be arrested after hearing news of the historic settlement between the family and the city of Louisville, Kentucky
The league, which began its playoffs on Tuesday, dedicated the 2020 season to Taylor and the Say Her Name movement, which raises awareness for Black female victims of police violence. All season, in Bradenton, Florida, WNBA players have worn warmup shirts with the words"Black Lives Matter" displayed on the front and"Say Her Name" on the back, along with Taylor's name on their jerseys.
3 seed Los Angeles Sparks, was asked what she thought about the news on the settlement, she immediately asked,"They charge the cops?"When she was told no, she then said,"Then that's my reaction.""I mean, yeah, money is cool, but did they charge the cops?" Sykes said."And they didn't, so our job isn't done."Sparks' Candace Parker said the settlement is"a step." "But this isn't what our goal was," she said.
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