Four Minnesota police officers left their security posts at Saturday’s Lynx game after players wore shirts protesting the deaths of two men at the hands of police.
The black warmup shirts worn said “Change Starts With Us — Justice and Accountability” on the front. (Accountability is a Lynx team mantra.)
The back of the shirt featured the names of Castile and Sterling, the Dallas Police Department shield and, at the bottom, “Black Lives Matter.” Castile was killed by a suburban St. Paul police officer during a traffic stop.
“If we take this time to see that this is a human issue and speak out together, we can greatly decrease fear and create change,” the Lynx’s Maya Moore said prior to Saturday’s game. “Tonight we will be wearing shirts to honor and mourn the losses of precious American citizens and to plead for change in all of us.”
Minneapolis police leave security posts at Minnesota Lynx game over protest shirts
Even though it was off-duty, that is super unprofessional.