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Why did the Women's NBA fine players supporting Black Lives Matter?

q's sports culture panel thinks beyond the play-by-play to weigh in on the societal impact of sports stories. Not a fan? Not a problem.
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Members of the New York Liberty basketball team have been fined for wearing plain black warm-up shirts in the wake of recent shootings by and against police officers. WNBA rules state that uniforms may not be altered in any way. (Mark Lennihan/The Associated Press)
Q18:16Why did the Women's NBA fine players supporting Black Lives Matter?

q's sports culture panel thinks beyond the play-by-play to weigh in on the societal impact of sports stories. Not a fan? Not a problem. Our panel watches much more than the scoreboard. 

Today the Toronto Star's Morgan Campbell, ESPN's Megan Greenwell, and The Nation's Dave Zirin join Shad to discuss the biggest and strangest stories in sports. Today they discuss: 

  • The fines against WNBA players who've been speaking out about the Black Lives Matter movement, and why they've doubled down instead of backing off. 

  • The suit against the WWE and what it says about what responsibility the company bears in wrestlers' head injuries. 

  • The announcement from VISA that it will sponsor the refugee team at the Olympics, and what it says about the place of cynicism in the modern day games

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