The WNBA players' association issued a statement on Friday regarding the ongoing protests and recent cases of "senseless brutality that we have seen in different parts" of the United States.
"As others, including Minneapolis Mayor [Jacob] Frey, have said so powerfully, 'to get to a point of healing, we first need to stop the bleeding. We must stop the trauma,'" the WNBPA said.
"Through peaceful protest, we must demand strong leadership at all levels that is equally committed to achieving true social justice.
"For Ahmaud Arbery, Breanna Taylor, George Floyd and far too many other women, men, children.