Once Joe Biden withdrew from the US Presidential run, former NBA players like Eddie Johnson expressed their gratitude to him for putting the country first. And now that Kamala Harris has declared her candidacy for the upcoming US Presidential elections, WNBA players such as A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart have come forward to make their support known for the current Vice President. Something that the WNBA No. 1 draft pick’s beau did a couple of days ago.

During the press conference held at the Paris Olympics, Stewart and Wilson revealed their unwavering support for the new Presidential nominee. “We have been talking in the group chat about finding a way to obviously back Kamala as much as we can. The things that she stands for, we also stand for,” Stewart said, via EL PAIS. She is also a member of the WNBA’s Social Justice Council.

“So, obviously, we are all going to be standing behind her in that sense and this is a big, big election,” added Wilson of Team USA. Both Wilson and Stewart are continuing the Council’s mission of leveraging the league’s growing popularity to support Harris in the upcoming elections. “We are always going to stand behind her in that sense,” added Wilson, who was also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority just like Harris.

Moving on, Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, also made his stance clear when he shared the campaign video on his Instagram story. It was a video of Harris’ “We Choose Freedom” campaign, where she shared her powerful message as Beyonce’s ‘Freedom’ played in the background.

While this was a significant move, this isn’t new for WNBA players. In fact, they have a long history of political and social activism. Let’s have a look at the previously mentioned WNBA Social Justice Council.

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Known as an activist committee, the WNBA Social Justice Council is jointly run by the WNBA and the players union that looks to address racism, and LGBTQ+ rights, along with the other issues that the women of USA face. The council was formed in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020. Since then, its mission has been to “educate, amplify, and mobilize action to address inequality.”

“The WNBA has long been recognized as the most progressive league in professional sports, and it’s one that continually shows up as a leader in the social justice space,” Donaphin, who is the head of WNBA league operations, stressed on the history of the WNBA. The professional league is known for its activism.

Marching forward with the same standards, the Social Justice Council has already started discussing ways on how they can bring more support to Kamala Harris in the presidential election. Only time will tell whether their efforts reaped desired results or not.

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