After the unthinkable deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and so many others by the hands of police brutality and racism, the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics decided that they could not stand on the sidelines any longer.
On June 5, members of both teams finalized an open letter expressing their united stance against systemic racism and police brutality.
Backed by the team’s ownership, management, and coaching staff, the players promised to lead the charge for change in Washington, D.C. and beyond. Along with Bradley Beal, Natasha Cloud, and several others, Ian Mahinmi was one of the leading voices in penning the letter that Friday night.