WNBA stars are calling for the league to remove Kelly Loeffler as co-owner of the Atlanta Dream.
Loeffler, a junior U.S. senator from Georgia, has owned the Dream since 2011. The conservative Loeffler recently appeared on FOX News and called Black protesters in Atlanta "mob rule." Georgia is an open-carry state.
The team owner also posted a message on social media supporting the anti-LGBT group Family Project Alliance of Georgia, saying transgender athletes should not be allowed to participate in girls' and women's sports.
Following Loeffler's comments on FOX News, former WNBA MVP Sheryl Swoopes responded to a tweet by saying, "the WNBA must do better.