A Link of Her Own: September 21, 2016
Athlete activism, World Cup of Hockey subtweets + more
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Basketball Players Take a Knee
We saw it at the ESPYs, when WNBA players wore black warm-up T-shirts, again when Dwyane Wade’s cousin Nykea Aldridge was killed, and now that Colin Kaepernick’s and others’ protests have taken root in the NFL, it seems we’ll be seeing action taken during the NBA season & WNBA postseason as well. Before tonight’s Indiana Fever-Phoenix Mercury playoff game, the entire Fever squad and two Mercury players knelt:
Several NBA players, including Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade, spoke out about the death of Terence Crutcher, and Iman Shumpert has pledged to donate money for every steal he makes this season to families affected by police brutality.
World Cup of Hockey Shade
After Team USA lost to Team Canada Tuesday night, snubbed player and goal-scorer (which they really could have used) Phil Kessel sent out this tweet:
Some of the team’s current players weren’t so happy, but we’re thinking this was directed more at team management for not picking him in the first place (even though he likely couldn’t have played since he recently had surgery on his hand).
Longread of the Day
On the first player of full Japanese heritage to play top-level college football.
Awesome Photo of the Day
WNBA legend and Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings is retiring, and happened to find a really sweet, sentimental note from a fellow legend, late coach Pat Summitt, while cleaning out her garage:
Must-Watch Video of the Day
This slow-mo view of Nathan MacKinnon’s game-winning goal for Team North America with just under a minute left in overtime against Team Sweden (with Henrik Lundqvist in net) is sick:
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