According to The Post Millennial, Las Vegas Aces forward Brianna Turner, who also serves as treasurer of the WNBA Players Association, took to X after reports surfaced that WNBA All-Stars would wear a “USA 250” commemorative patch during upcoming festivities in Chicago. The league has not formally confirmed the plan and has said discussions are ongoing: “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,” Turner wrote on X. “The majority wouldn’t even have their freedom 100 years ago.”
Turner went on to suggest the move was driven by money rather than patriotism, writing, "Yesss I know this was probably a financial decision at the end of the day but still,” before adding emojis. She continued, “We are some of the most elite female athletes 250 years ago we would have been breeders or in the fields working all day. Be so serious rn.”
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The proposed patch is part of a broader branding effort tied to the nation’s semi-quincentennial, with multiple professional leagues expected to participate in marking the milestone of American independence. The WNBA’s role in that effort remains unsettled, according to league officials.
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“Like other major sports leagues, we are exploring how best to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary,” the WNBA said in a statement. “Nothing has been finalized at this time.”
Turner’s remarks arrive as the league prepares for its All-Star events in late July in Chicago, where the patch was reportedly set to appear on uniforms. Her criticism underscores a growing divide between activist athletes and patriotic celebrations that many Americans, especially conservatives, view as an opportunity to honor the nation’s founding principles of liberty and limited government rather than dwell exclusively on its past sins.
