On Friday evening, the players of the Atlanta Dream released a collective public statement days after team co-owner Kelly Loeffler, a junior U.S. senator from Georgia, vocally criticized the Black Lives Matter movement and the league's embrace of it.
"We are the women of the Atlanta Dream," the players said. "We are women who support a movement. We are strong and we are fearless. We offer a voice to the voiceless. Our team is united in the Movement for Black Lives. It is not extreme to demand change after centuries of inequality. This is not a political statement.