In recent weeks, dialogue surrounding the return of basketball has centered on one vital consideration: Whether jumpstarting the NBA and WNBA seasons would distract from the fight for social justice.
On Friday, Renee Montgomery of the Atlanta Dream became the first post-pandemic player from either league to announce she would sit out the WNBA’s 2020 campaign, which is currently scheduled to begin in late July at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., to continue pursuing social justice reform. (Note: In January, Maya Moore announced her intent to skip a second straight season to continue her work in the area of criminal justice reform.