WNBA players have been getting fined left and right for publicly supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement and Carmelo Anthony is not here for it.
VLAD TV writes:
Carmelo Anthony assumed the social responsibility he promised to take on before his fellow athletes at this year’s ESPY Awards when he rebuked the WNBA’s punishment of the New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, and Indiana Fever on Thursday [July 22]. Each of the three teams above were fined $5,000, and their players were each docked $500 for their protest of the questionable shootings of Black men by police. The Liberty for one, have gone out dressed in black during pre-game warm up on four different occasions since the Sterling/Castile killings. The Mercury and Fever have followed suit.
“A bunch of teams did it. Everyone has their freedom of speech if they decide to use the platform. I don’t see no reason for anybody to get fined,” Anthony told reporters before Thursday’s U.S. Olympic games practice in Las Vegas. “We did it [3½ years ago after the Trayvon Martin shooting]. The NBA did it. The NBA was very supportive. I don’t see any difference in this matter. Right now the players have an adamant stance in what they believe in right now. I don’t think anyone should be fighting that at this moment.”
I really have so much respect for Melo right now.
I appreciate how vocal he’s being. We need more of this.
Nice.
Props to Melo straight up. He’s really taking a stand and I can’t do nothing but respect that.