On Sunday, at Game 2 of the WNBA Finals between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Minnesota Lynx at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, the Sparks left the court just before the playing of the national anthem.
The Sparks’ actions reportedly elicited a negative reaction from the fans:
Meanwhile, the Lynx stayed on the court, with locked arms:
When the Sparks returned, they got more of the same:
In the end, the Sparks not only came up short on patriotism, but short in the score: