The Valkyries say they have maintained the same pregame routine of going inside the locker room for the anthem as they've done since becoming a WNBA franchise last year; Atlanta has left the court before the anthem the past several years.
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Grow up, WNBA — enough with the National Anthem boycott
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WNBA Finals and the national anthem: The rules and why some teams stay on the court and others don't
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WNBA Teams Run to Locker Rooms Before National Anthem
The Dream and Valkyries have not explained their Game 1 anthem absences to OutKick, while the WNBA remains silent on enforcement and Game 2 expectations.
Championship series are supposed to bring fans together around great sportsmanship — but the WNBA Finals are instead turning into an embarrassing spectacle.
The Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries skipped the national anthem again before WNBA Finals Game 2 despite the league's own rulebook requirement.
Just minutes before pop singer Alanis Morrisette sang the National Anthem for Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, players of the Valkyries and Dream were seen going to the locker room.
The Valkyries say they have maintained the same pregame routine of going inside the locker room for the anthem as they've done since becoming a WNBA franchise last year; Atlanta has left the court before the anthem the past several years.
The WNBA is not enforcing its own rules when it comes to "The Star-Spangled Banner." Fans noticed on Monday that for the second straight game, both teams in the WNBA finals fled the court before the national anthem was played.
"And a writer from SF Gate decried how 'conservative media can't stop complaining' about personnel deciding to leave the floor." The post Two WNBA Finals Teams Leave Court for National Anthem, Return After It Ends first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
The NBA has not answered OutKick’s questions about the Dream and Valkyries’ WNBA Finals anthem absences despite a rulebook requirement to stand in line.
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