WNBA revolts over Atlanta Dream co-owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler's comments about Black Lives Matter

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The WNBA has distanced itself from Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, after she objected to the organization's plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement

Tuesday, the organization distanced itself from Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, following her objection to the WNBA's plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement."The WNBA is based on the principle of equal and fair treatment of all people and we, along with the teams and players, will continue to use our platforms to vigorously advocate for social justice," the league said in a statement.

— Layshia Clarendon July 7, 2020 Loeffler's office did not respond to CNN at the time of this article's publication. Tuesday afternoon, though, she tweeted:"@WNBA should stand for and unite around the American Flag -- not divisive political movements like BLM that unapologetically seek to defund the police."The WNBA is planning for a 22-game regular season to start in late July.

 

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Why do only Black lives matter?Are you serious?

And now we know another resist republican

Speaking of another republican that should be in prison For breaking the law

this is what happens when you speak the truth.....media throws you under the bus

Good. Not only did she just revealed herself to be a scum racist (as if we couldn’t have guessed), I cannot stress enough that billionaire insider trading criminal Should. Be. In. Jail.

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What’s the big deal really the WNBA don’t count anyway never has

Wait...this is huge news...the WNBA still exists?

Senator Loeffler is just another Right wing stooge. The WNBA should take her Atlanta team away from her and she should be voted out of office the next time she's up for re-election.

These peckerwoods are dying on Racism Hill.

She's in'Owner/Massa' mode!!!!

All that makeup to cover her ugliness

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WNBA still a thing?

If you have an alternate view you are automatically a racist, a bully or both. Statues are disappearing but so is free speech.

They should be thanking her for making such a bad investment.

Sorry, but pointing out anti-semitism doesn’t make someone a racist...

Hateful person yet again

WNBA can go to China along with NBA, NFL AND NIKE🤢🤮🖕🏻

haha going down with trump, 😂😂😂😂 thru hell or high water ,lock her up

Awesome clip that shows highlights of Don Lemon.... What a class act.

It’s like BLM is being FORCED on everyone and if you don’t follow your Racist, this is bollocks, the more you ram it down our throat the more we’ll start to ignore it, ways and means to go about it without ramming it down our throat

RemoveKellyLoeffler

So if we don't bow down to BLM we are going to suffer ? O.K sounds a lot like communism ..

Stand Senator!!!! Right on!

Racist bih.. Why isn't she in jail for insider trading?

Senator Karen

Kikass. Its all a political movement!! Stand your ground. Its your life and not to be told what you should do. Kudos

BLM, a domestic terrorist organization should not get a thing. Thank God Kelly and most conservatives are not as easily fooled as you libs by BLM. Wake up, they are trying to destroy America and you are siding with them.

Way to go WNBA way to go

Oh, I dont blame her for not wanting to align with marxists.

Fcuk off already cnn Your like that guy who starts a fight then runs to the back when it kicks off

SocialJusticeWar is on.

Ex owner........in 3, 2, ......

You know the 'Swamp Things' Trump and his minions are always moaning about? She's it.

$$$can buy a Senate seat or a Sports Club NOT CLASS

She has a tough time with ignorant decisions and comments trying to suck up to Trump

Yep. The Nazis used to to the same thing when people didn't bow down to their hate symbol. blm is doing the same...

Racist.

All you people calling her racist need to chill. BLM is a Marxist organization. They funnel their donations to WHITE people running for office. Only about 6% of all the donations they receive actually go to programs that help minority communities... WAKE UP!

Saw it coming. Oh Karen, I mean Kelly. Focus on politicking off the court. I know what she means though about BLM but of course she's going to get that backlash.

May I introduce you all to Donatella Sterling.

BLM are a negative movement They promote nothing but hate Sad to see some of my black friends falling for their cheap propaganda

Typical young pretty white girl who married rich older guy for the 💼 and most likely doesn’t like black ppl what you expect

Sen. Kelly Loeffler: 'objected to the organization's plans to honor the Black Lives Matter' Her objection says more than she thinks. Isn't an objection choosing a racist side of the problem? Is there no accountability for her attitude. I have an ATTITUDE ADJUSTER I CAN SEND YOU.

She has every. right! I am disgusted also.

This black lives matter has gone to far.All lives matter so stop this one sided shit it’s unamerican

Wow!!! What a brave WOMAN 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Racism !

58m people follow Fake News CNN? That’s disturbing since they are Leftist hacks that are constantly lying and gaslighting 🙄 sad. Trump 2020

Good. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Good for her. Time and place for everything. Sports shouldn't be politicised. Play ball!

Of course, a white woman is not allowed to speak freely as long as she not bashing men or other white folks. Typical double standard.

Dem candidates running for SenatorLoeffler seat: These three black women: MayorDAJackson; JJames4GA; TamaraShealey. Got 2 say I'd love Kelly's racist behind to lose to one of these women esp w her WNBA nonsense. Can we make it happen? Father, former teacher LiebermanForGa

Wow

Wow how out of touch can you be? To be so disrespectful to the Sport that was built on the back of mostly Black Athletes shoulders? Wow

Political suicide

Because she is RACIST

How asesine is that really tho? At its root disagreeing and not disregarding leads to BS social media pressure how someone runs their business now? It’s happening too often and such a dangerous move to make smh

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So people can't have an opinion anymore unless it's the same opinion as a certain demographic

Has she applied for a job for Trump admin. She is a shoo in.

Good for her. Don't bow to the mob.

Demostic terrorist BLACKLIVESMURDER

Why should she support this terrorist Group BLM? It's a Totalarian Hate group that wants to Dismantle America ! Try telling the Truth for Just ONCE you lying pos's!

She’s not in prison for insider trading?

Donald Sterling Her

People are shocked, SHOCKED I tell you that not only is she a terrible human for thinking of selling stocks instead of informing people about the virus but she’s a racist. LMAO at people that are in the least bit surprised by this.

ALL lives matter, no one life is more important than another human life!

How is she planning on using her insider trading skills to cash in on this?

The WNBA is still a thing?

CNN Communist News Network

Bitch!!!!

Insider trading grifter and full time racist says what? 🤡

So they aren’t a political entity they’re just going to display political messages.

Good. Still would like to see an insider trading prosecution.

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So Kelly Loeffler is the Laura Ingraham of the WNBA owners. It remains to be seen if she is also the Donald Sterling of the WNBA.

Thanks Sen Loeffler for trying to keep politics out of sports

As they should kelly loeffler is PoS along with BrianKempGA

I wonder if she is aware of the type of group they are all about, that they consider themselves Marxist, that her group is responsible for people and children being killed and they are consider in people’s eyes a domestic terrorist groups and they are into malicious intimidations

BLM movement is Marxist and aims to destroy the nuclear family structure. She is doing the right thing. These BLM people are a disaster.

THIS IS GROUNDBREAKING!

She is toxic and a grifter 🤮

So we can agree KLoeffler isn’t too bright. So why would that rich old man marry her and get her a Senate seat? What a mystery.

FreeStone the Georgia Peach

She always has looked a little bit evil...

How the hell did she get to be a Senator anyway! Just more of the same Rich & Corp America!

Why can’t she be entitled to her own opinion? Wait only BLM can have that. So if you don’t agree with BLM you’re outcasted. So much for freedom of speech. Maybe if black people did more for there communities to stop black on black killings they would get more respect

Another white privileged Anne coulter

Good for her bravery. The movement is now a voice sadly of violence intolerance and fear. Murders. It’s not blacks. It’s BLM Anarchists in the thing

I would laugh if the players walked out and cost her a lot of money

Can voters in GA, please vote this woman out?

Kelly Loeffler, racism has another face... and it’s yours. PS... little advice? Don’t put your make up on with the paint gun.

You should distance yourself from blm they are flat out racist group might as well put kkk on that court too......

Oprah Madonna Beyonce TheEllenShow taylorswift13 ladies, we need your help. Buy this awful racist out of her ownership of the AtlantaDream and lets get someone in power to build this team and league.

She also had Insider Trading accusations dropped after her husband, also accused, donated to Lump.

The BLM is Antifa with a different name...

VOTE HER OUTTTTTTT

The same Senator who sold off millions in stock BEFORE the COVID-19 crisis?

Bye hoe!

Let's also not forget she has done some insider trading to her great benefit.

She just looks like a screaming racist. That look.

I'm convinced Republicans just want to lose.

In a nutshell She likes her black people playing basketball, not exercising their second amendment rights. There, saved you a click.

As well she should as BLM is as espoused communist organization . The founder and leader has said as much and their destructive tactics are from the communist literature .

She can be replaced (just like Marge Schott and Donald Sterling).

The senator belongs in jail

Why are white people so scared of making blacks equal to us? I mean seriously. NO reason for it. Skin color is just literally that. Skin. NO reason to be racist pieces of shit. It ain't the 60s anymore, guys. Signed, a pale ass white guy.

Isn’t she the senator who had the inside trader information, and dumped her stock right before COVID-19?

Black Lies Matter is an anti-white, anti-American terrorist organization

that's some neck

Doug Collins is going to destruct her in millions of pieces.

Kick her ass to the curb

BLM do tho

She looks like she creaks when she walks

Remember to be a good person or this might be you 😉

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