Cops Walk in Reaction to Lynx Players' Comments, Shirts

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Reacting to comments and warm-up jerseys that denounced racial profiling and supported the Black Lives Matter movement, four off-duty Minneapolis police officers walked off their security posts at a Minnesota Lynx game Saturday.

According to the Star Tribune, Lynx players wore black shirts that read “Change starts with us, justice and accountability” in white type. The back of the shirts had Philando Castile’s and Alton Sterling’s names, and featured the phrase “Black Lives Matter” as well as an emblem representing the Dallas Police Department.

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