Monday night in San Francisco, for the second consecutive game of the WNBA Finals, the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries stepped off the court before the national anthem and then immediately returned to the court after Canadian-born Alanis Morissette finished her performance.
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The spineless league hasn't said a word despite the women continuing to break an anthem rulebook provision that requires them to attend the performance.
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Now that we've reported, it's time for you guys to react and share your feelings on this drama that isn't going away.
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Let's do this.
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OutKick readers weigh in on how the anthem situation should be handled:
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UNLV Doc has some deep thoughts to share:
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WNBA types and political sycophants probably think they're rebels, and they are.
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But they are rebelling against order and creation in favor of chaos, which is always the easy way to mindlessly effect change, and what the selfish have always done.
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Honorable rebels take a stand, work, and sacrifice, even against self-interest to bravely bring about something other than the chaos that naturally exists without applied effort to create something good.
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I'm looking forward to seeing such leaders emerge from the WNBA mob; I know they're in there somewhere.
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• Richard C. sent in this great take: How about a double disqualification and no champion recognized this year.
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• Carmen has hit a breaking point: I love Daily Outkick and I hate the WNBA and everyday it's just funny to read and move on.
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The WNBA has failed women.
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As a female coach, I do my best to build strong, confident, capable, athletes who happen to be females.
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They are held to a standard that doesn't include entitlement, excuses, or any agenda other than TEAM.
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The WNBA is about anything but sport, and that is inexcusable for so many young women pursuing professional sports.
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It's embarrassing that this is women's professional basketball when so few hold themselves to that level.
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It's a soap opera that deserves zero attention.
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As an organization that is supposed to promote the best in women's sport, it's become laughable.
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It's a joke that has a played out punchline.
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You have failed those you are supposed to be a trailblazer for.
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When athletic performance is secondary to everything else, you have failed as a league.
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• Pops makes a good point: The WNBA proves once again they are a political activist organization not a women’s basketball organization.
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They decide what rules they want to enforce and what rules they will not enforce.
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• Kenneth is fed up: Well I have an answer.
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If the WNBA had any balls (which they don’t) both teams would be banned from playing the game and all players suspended indefinitely.
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If you can’t attend and stand for the national anthem of the country that has given you everything then you have no business being here.
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• Mark S. sends a message to WNBA executives: What a crock.
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Enough of the lesbian leaque and who wnba management listen to.
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Mike Mc. says: The WNBA is a sideshow of awkward misfits playing a child's game poorly.
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It's no surprise that they do dumb things, but it is surprising that any discerning "fan" pays attention to this collection of grumpy malcontents.
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On second thought, if you had any discernment, you wouldn't be a fan.
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Problem solved.
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• Joe B. wants the WNBA to take a hike: Remove the entire league from USA arenas.
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Who needs these disrespectful ingrates playing here?
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• Don says enough is enough: Why are we continually putting up with the WNBA?
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They have proven they are a league that continually cares only about themselves and no one or nothing else.
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