Entire WNBA Team Kneels During National Anthem

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Members of the Indiana Fever kneel during the playing of the national anthem before the start of of a first round WNBA playoff basketball game, against the Phoenix Mercury, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ORG XMIT: NAF102

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The entirety of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever team took a knee during the national anthem as a nationwide debate over the anthem and the treatment of minorities in the United States.

While their coach, Stephanie White, did not join in the protest, she told her players she was proud of them during a huddle before the game.

“I’m proud of y’all for doing that together, being in that together,” White told them. “That’s big. It’s bigger than basketball, right?”

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