WNBA Apologizes After 3 Fans Were Told to Cover Shirts at Atlanta Dream Game
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
WNBA Apologizes After 3 Fans Were Told to Cover Shirts at Atlanta Dream Game
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Summary
At least three fans were told to cover message-bearing shirts at Sunday’s Fever-Dream game in Atlanta, prompting the WNBA to say the intervention “should not have happened.”
Two of the fans were a mother and her 17-year-old daughter wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts, while a third fan wearing a pro-transgender shirt was also asked to cover it.
The Atlanta Dream said its personnel were not involved and blamed WNBA security, saying league staff “fell short” of the standard for a safe and inclusive environment.
Kasey and Annie Thomason said the person who confronted them wore a tan suit rather than a typical arena security uniform, and the league had not identified who made the decision.
The game was moved from the Dream’s usual arena to State Farm Arena to handle a larger crowd expected for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.