WNBA player blasts league for commemorating America's 250th, cites slavery

WNBA player blasts league for commemorating America’s 250th, cites slavery


To celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday, numerous professional sports leagues have featured a USA 250 patch on the game jerseys of major competitions.

In the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots had the design embroidered on their jerseys. Currently, the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs are wearing the patch in the NBA Finals.

‘250 years ago we would have been breeders or in the fields working all day.’

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However, when it comes to the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game in late July, Las Vegas Aces forward Brianna Turner blasted the idea on her X account, calling out “the irony of all the USA 250 stuff.”

“Whoever called for the WNBA all star uniforms to have the USA 250 patch should have thought that

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