WNBA Teams Walk Off Court During National Anthem in Season Opener

This Sept. 4, 2018, file photo shows Seattle Storm's Sue Bird, left, and Breanna Stewart embracing after the Storm defeated the Phoenix Mercury 94-84 during Game 5 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal, in Seattle. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Players with Seattle Storm and New York Liberty walked off the court and into their locker rooms on July 25 as the U.S. national anthem played prior to the opening game of the WNBA season.

The women all donned black long sleeve shirts with the “Black Lives Matter” slogan. The ESPN commentators said the walk out was a protest against “social injustices.”