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<\/p>\nIn case you forgot, it\u2019s a monumental year for America. We\u2019re celebrating our 250th anniversary as a country. It\u2019s a tremendous occasion, which includes recognition from America\u2019s professional sports leagues. The way those leagues have shown appreciation and recognition of this historic achievement is by wearing USA 250 patches on jerseys.<\/p>\n
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A Real Salt Lake jersey with a special patch commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States is displayed in the dressing room before the 2026 MLS season opener between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Feb. 21, 2026. (Elizabeth Ruiz Ruiz\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The WNBA hasn\u2019t quite made up their minds, though. That should be of little to no shock to any of you that know about this league. The Seattle Storm officially endorsed Kamala Harris<\/a> for president during the 2024 election cycle, Brittney Griner and other athletes wore “Kamala Harris For the Culture” t-shirts during warm-ups, and the league is objectively the most left-leaning professional sports league in America. They\u2019ve made that very clear, which would make sense of why they aren\u2019t too fond on the idea of being excited and all-in on the idea of commemorating the country\u2019s birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Thursday, after an article from Sportico announced America 250<\/a> patches would be worn by players during the July 25 WNBA All-Star Game hosted by the Chicago Sky, it caused quite the uproar from players, fans and media. The WNBA then provided further clarity about nine hours after it was published saying, “Like other major sports leagues, we are exploring how best to commemorate the country\u2019s 250th anniversary. Nothing has been finalized at this time,” the league said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The most notable criticism was from Las Vegas Aces<\/a> forward Brianna Turner, treasurer of the WNBA player\u2019s association. Turner claimed that slavery should cause the league to refrain from using the patches.<\/p>\n AMERICA250 JOINS NFL AT SUPER BOWL TO MARK NATION\u2019S 250TH BIRTHDAY IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE<\/a><\/p>\n Brianna Turner of the Las Vegas Aces is filmed for an in-arena player introduction video during the team’s media day at LMG Studio in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 28, 2026. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Whoever called for the WNBA all star uniforms to have the USA 250 patch should have thought that through considering no WNBA players would have been free 250 years ago. The majority wouldn\u2019t even have their freedom 100 years ago,” Turner wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s true that blacks weren\u2019t free as the nation was founded as they are now, but this just tells me that Turner doesn\u2019t care about the progress made throughout our nation\u2019s history<\/a> and is unwilling to educate herself on the history of the Democratic Party, which stifled much of that progress toward freedom.\u00a0<\/p>\n Yes, women weren\u2019t allowed to vote when America was founded, but I doubt her “freedom” fixation was on voting rights<\/a>, if I had to take a guess.<\/p>\n NATASHA CLOUD WARNS AGAINST WNBA’S DECLINING ACTIVISM EDGE, RECALLS PIVOTAL 2020 SEASON: ‘WE SAVED DEMOCRACY’<\/a><\/p>\n But hey, you don’t have to worry about having to wear the patch, Brianna. Players that average just over one point per game don’t make the All-Star team, so you don’t have anything to worry about.<\/p>\n As Sportico stated, “The WNBA was not part of the formal January announcement<\/a> when the NBA, NFL, MLB, UFC and NASCAR\u2014among others\u2014announced that they would feature the patch on uniforms or the 250 logo in venue during various big events.”<\/p>\n As you tune into the NBA Finals, you’ll clearly see the players on both the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks wearing the USA 250 patches.<\/p>\n Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks in Game One of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 3, 2026. (Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Sports should be, and in large part, have been the best place to come together as Americans, regardless of race, religion<\/a>, or political affiliation. These patches show pride in a country that is the gold standard for justice, peace, freedom and prosperity the world has ever seen. If the WNBA can\u2019t get on board with that, they are just furthering the political divide and come across as being opposed to Trump, rather than coming together to recognize the semiquincentennial of America. We\u2019ve come a long way as a country, and we can go further if league\u2019s lay down their liberal arms and come together to unite America under the flag. Just as the national anthem before games is a time to come together and recognize the blessing it is to live and play a kid\u2019s game freely, these patches should be a simple way to recognize those facts for one weekend.<\/p>\n![\"Brianna](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/brianna-turner-las-vegas-aces-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg\")
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