It's time for the league to force her out. So there was a lot a lot at stake. She co-owns the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She had a minority stake in the Atlanta Dream for the past decadeâit wasnât part of her core political or professional aims. It … By USA TODAY Jul 10, 2020, 11:33am CDT Loeffler, who has been part of Dream ownership since 2011, slammed the move and said she was being targeted by the cancel culture. After the league in early July indicated that it was going to dedicate the season to Black Lives Matter, to #SayHerName, to Breonna Taylor, Loeffler wrote an open letter to the leagueâs president, Cathy Engelbert, and said she absolutely disagreed with this, that it was not a political movement the WNBA should be behind. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, says Black Lives Matter threatens to ‘destroy’ America Loeffler sent a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert denouncing the league’s endorsement of the BLM movement. The wording over and below a split picture of a Dream player and the senator is “WNBA Atlanta Dream hates Senator Kelly Loeffler. Get more news from Mary Harris and her team every day. And at that point, only a few players were like, get out of here. At that point, a few players were like, your comments about mob rule are racially insensitive or racist. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. In the fall of 2019, she stepped down from the WNBA Board of Governors and stopped being involved in the day-to-day ownership-of-a-team process. Elizabeth Williams, a center for the Dream, earlier Tuesday posted a photo of herself to Twitter wearing the “Vote Warnock” shirt, a nod to Loeffler’s opponent, Raphael Warnock. It felt very disingenuous, this rhetoric of âcancel culture,â saying you canât fire me or push me out or make me sell my team just because you donât like what I have to say. When it really started to come up was when she turned and focused on her political career. It absolutely did. Terms of Use You can cancel anytime. We've received your submission. One of the ways that they decided to do that was to learn about Loeffler and her Senate race, whom sheâs in competition with, the people running against her. And to that end, they said, how can we pull back from being used in this way, and assert ourselves as participants in the political process? The people who have been taking the biggest stands, whoâve been talking the loudest, whoâve been taking the most decisive action are in the WNBA, and their ratings are up 60 percent. Amira Rose Davis: Many rich people get involved with ownership of sports teams. WNBA players on the Atlanta Dream squad, which is co-owned by Sen. Kelly Loeffler, showed up to their Tuesday game wearing T-shirts promoting the Georgia lawmaker’s Democratic challenger. Sheâs a white woman, and weâve already seen the power of white womenâs tears. You can understand how her political situation is very tenuousâsheâs very much not stable. Instead, letâs use the platform we have to wear the name of her opponent say vote Warnock. It really did seem like a piece of political theater sheâd staged on her own. A vote for me is a vote for conservative values, and Iâm not backing down to these bullies. And you'll never see this message again. One thing that illustrates this: A few years ago, the WNBA had a partnership with the Take a Seat, Take a Stand initiative that directed portions of game-day ticket sales to five partner organizations, one being Planned Parenthood. Slate relies on advertising to support our journalism. Over the years, WNBA players have given a relentless spotlight to issues that are important to them. But this year the leagueâs commitment to social justice got personal: Players started encouraging fans to vote against one of their teamâs owners, Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who, already vulnerable due to opposition within her party and allegations of insider trading, is fighting to hold a seat she was appointed to earlier this year. The first time anybody even raised that was when she was going around on conservative television talking about how nobody could give in to âmob rule.â. Sen. Kelly Loeffler AP WNBA players on the Atlanta Dream squad, which is co-owned by Sen. Kelly Loeffler, showed up to their Tuesday game … All rights reserved. You know whatâs up in ratings? We have a candidate who very much wants to keep her seat. Kelly Loeffler: WNBA’s support of Black Lives Matter doesn’t represent ‘American values’ Alex Reimer 7/22/2020. Tennessee Judge Apologizes … To figure out why WNBA teams took this step and whether the player-led movement will shift Georgia and perhaps flip the Senate, I spoke with Amira Rose Davis, a critical sports scholar and assistant professor of history and African American studies at Penn State, for Tuesdayâs episode of What Next. ALERT: Kelly Loeffler just posed for a photo with Chester Doles, a former KKK leader who runs the white supremacist American Patriots USA. Members of the Dream’s Tuesday opponent, the Phoenix Mercury, even joined in — with players on both sides entering the arena wearing shirts emblazoned with “Vote Warnock” and “Black Lives Matter.”. Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream and a staunch ally of Donald Trump, says the league’s social justice efforts could exclude some fans. WNBA teams have always engaged in risk. Get more news from Mary Harris every weekday. The leagueâs teams are in great communication with one another. But then, when she and Mary Brock moved to purchase the team, thatâs when she got a little bit more active, attending games, meeting with coaches. You had high-profile players from the Dream, like Elizabeth Williams, out there marching, holding signs, posting images of themselves at the protest, becoming very vocal, connecting the founding of the Atlanta Dream to their desire to protest and agitate for change. And 10 years later, she became an enemy to the notably progressive WNBA community, so much so that the league's players openly endorsed her opponent in the middle of the season. In that sense, they very quickly realized that Loeffler was trying to play political football with them, was trying to use them as objects in her own political quest. Sen. Kelly Loeffler poured gas on her feud with WNBA players by filing a bill targeting trans woman and girl athletes. Thanks for contacting us. The association cited its opposition to Loeffler’s request to use American flags on warmup jerseys instead of the league’s plan to have “Black Lives Matter” on them. Thatâs a career move. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Georgia, told ESPN on Tuesday she does not intend to sell her stake in the Atlanta Dream as the league embraces the … Subscribe to What Next on Apple Podcasts for the full episode. We donât want to give Loeffler any more timeâwe donât even want to raise her name or talk about her. WNBA Statement Regarding Kelly Loeffler Official Release July 7, 2020 NEW YORK, July 7, 2020 – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert released the following statement: Privacy Notice It was a public open letter; the audience was very clearly her constituents. If you value our work, please disable your ad blocker. The team's players have embraced the Black Lives Matter movement while … Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler is a co-owner of Atlanta's WNBA team. 32,694, This story has been shared 25,523 times. Youâve run out of free articles. But this year the league’s commitment to social justice got personal: Players started encouraging fans to vote against one of their team’s owners, Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler… Mary Harris: How did Loeffler even get involved with the WNBA? The thing I think is so interesting about being silent about her name is that itâs very hard for Loeffler to paint herself as a victim. Part of what I think makes what happened in the WNBA so interesting is that it wasnât just the Dream that came forward and started speaking out about Loefflerâit was the league. 44,765, This story has been shared 32,694 times. The lawmaker said she disagreed with the cause over what she called “its radical ideas and Marxist foundations, which include defunding the police and eroding the nuclear family.”. How did that happen? And Loeffler was like, well, I would welcome a conversation, but it would have to be a dialogue, you canât cancel me. And we donât want to be used as objects. WNBA players are stepping up their opposition to Atlanta Dream owner Kelly Loeffler, a U.S. senator, by wearing “Vote Warnock” T-shirts this week to … And the players were like, girl, bye. Warnock slammed by black Georgia ministers over abortion stance, Ga. 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In Tuesday’s statement, Loeffler said she stood by her views. All of a sudden sheâs on Fox News and defending what she has to say about Black Lives Matter. Atlanta owner Kelly Loeffler talks with Dream General Manager Chris Sienko during the WNBA game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Atlanta Dream on Sept. 5, 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), a co-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, said in a Fox News interview Thursday that people in Atlanta who are … In 2016, the league tried to fine them a dress code violation, $500 per shirt they wore that said Black Lives Matter. Shenise Johnson of the Minnesota Lynx walks across the court prior to game against the Seattle Storm at Feld Entertainment Center on Sept. 24 in Palmetto, Florida. And we should say thereâs a history of people selling their teams because of what theyâve said. Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and youâll get unlimited access to all our workâand support Slateâs independent journalism. This was the first season where they had new investors, new media partnerships. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is finally coming under fire as a WNBA owner, for calling some Atlanta protests "mob rule." Best Not Piss Off the Black Girls. Thatâs a fun stat to remember when you hear analysts saying people are allegedly tuning out of the NBA because players dared to take a stand. Part of the reason why was that her association with the WNBA, which is seen as a very Black, LGBTQ league, was knocking her and her political aspirations in conservative circles. (CNN) The WNBA is no stranger to issues of social justice. The statement against Loeffler, who is unpopular among many WNBA players for her opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement and the league’s affiliation with it, was captured on camera and posted to social media. But at that point, nobody had even gone that far except for her. Some WNBA players are calling for the ouster of Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Atlanta Dream, after she objected to the league's plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement. And after the antiâpolice brutality protests, the WNBA team that she partly owns comes out in favor of Black Lives Matter.Â. All contents © 2020 The Slate Group LLC. The WNBA's protest wasn't cancel culture, which isn't real. Sitemap I think she was very well positioned to have this scripted in a way like: Look at this big, bad, Black, LGBTQ league against little me. That really set the tone for the standards for CBAs across pro sports, but especially in womenâs sports. Atlanta Dream co-owner and U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is trying to … Kelly Loeffler is wrong. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Before she became the archenemy of her own basketball team, Kelly Loeffler, Republican senator and co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, loved talking about zone defense. They had a new investment in the game, and it was their time to showcase it. Nobody in the league was forced to do this. I guess thatâs what she was alluding to there. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), who is a co-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, has been outspoken regarding how she feels about the Black Lives Matter movement. Were their jobs at risk making this kind of a stand? And I think that part of it was, youâre flaming the flames of your constituents by saying, theyâre trying to cancel me. August 5, 2020 | 1:52am | Updated December 3, 2020 | 8:46am. WNBA players are committed to promoting social justice and Black Lives Matter. Very quickly, WNBA players were like: This feels like political football. When people brought that up with Loeffler, she was like, my organization never participated in that. It seemed like, who are you speaking to here? Kelly Loeffler posed with a neo-Nazi in her latest embarrassing moment as a WNBA owner. Did that pay off for it in terms of revenue? 25,523, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved Over the past year, she has really tried to get in with the inner circle around Trump. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights This story has been shared 44,765 times. Do you know why she tacked to the right so abruptly? Last month, the WNBA Players’ Association union called on league commissioner Cathy Engelbert to remove Loeffler as co-owner of the Atlanta Dream over the lawmaker’s stance on Black Lives Matter. The logo of the Atlanta Dream team is on the opposite side of the BLM banner. The WNBA. Youâre preemptively trying to guard against being canceled. Itâs a lot. But her views … Your California Privacy Rights But running against the WNBA could backfire on … Nobody even said that. Whatâs at stake for the WNBA players? There is a picture in the upper corner of a BLM banner. In the special election to win her seat for real, Loeffler is competing against an especially large field of candidates, including firebrand conservative Rep. Doug Collins, because there was no primary in this race. WNBA stars and the Women's National Basketball Players Association are calling for the league to remove Kelly Loeffler as co-owner of the Atlanta Dream. I think thatâs when tension really erupted publicly, because Loefflerâs letter wasnât a private message to Cathy. Sheâs representing some pretty conservative voters. Kelly Loeffler-- the Atlanta Dream co-owner who bashed the WNBA's support of the Black Lives Matter movement this summer -- is headed for a … Racist Whore You Need to Sell… Itâs up 68 percent. Tuesday, the organization distanced itself from Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, a co-owner of … In 2017, he marched in Charlottesville. One of the powers of the WNBA teams is how well they work together as a unit beyond the boundaries of whoâs on what team. But sheâs trying to engage in revisionist history. No, not at all. If none of these candidates gets above 50 percent of the vote, the election will go to a runoff. WNBA players showed support for Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s opponent Raphael Warnock in the U.S. Senate race in Georgia on Tuesday prior to the day’s slate of games. My understanding is that before she went to Washington, Loeffler was kind of a moderate likeâshe supported Mitt Romney and gave him a bunch of money. In 1993, Doles nearly beat a Black man to death. She said BLM sends a message of exclusion.Â. Kelly Lynn Loeffler is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Georgia since 2020. This feels like not actually about us. That is a lot harder to do if nobodyâs talking about you. Raphael Warnock [the Democratic candidate in the special election], a lot of the players on the Dream decided, we want shirts endorsing him. Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. I think her escalation of drama with the WNBA is a naked aspiration to hold on to what little crumbling ground she has. We donât think you should have an ownership stake in a team thatâs predominately Black. They didnât care. A Republican, she was previously chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange owned by her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher.
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