WNBA Players Walk Off The Court Before National Anthem [Corrected]

Players on the New York Liberty and Seattle Storm WNBA teams walked off the court before the U.S. national anthem played ahead of their game on Saturday in a social justice protest.

The WNBA players said in remarks before the game that their demonstration was over the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman killed in March after police forced their way into her home while executing a no-knock warrant. Liberty player Layshia Clarendon stood at mid-court with Storm’s Breanna Stewart before the start of the game at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and dedicated the season to Taylor, according to the New York Post.