Arizona Pro Sports Teams Respond To NBA Protests Of Police Brutality

Phoenix Mercury via Cronkite News The Phoenix Mercury announced that players will display Breonna Taylor’s name on the back of their jerseys for the 2020 season.

Phoenix Mercury via Cronkite News

 

“Nothing like this has ever occurred,” said Kenneth Shropshire, the CEO of Global Sports Institute at Arizona State University. “There's always been talk about what a Michael Jordan could do, or LeBron. But rarely was there talk about what a strike across sports could do. At a minimum, certainly it’s gotten everybody's attention.”

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