What Cathy Engelbert’s successor owes WNBA players‎

The photograph dwells in the memory of a time we’d like to forget. During the pandemic-addled summer of 2020, women locked arms and stood in matching black shirts, all bearing the same demand in white letters: “Arrest The Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor.” It was the most powerful demonstration of a brief period of widespread activism throughout sports, these WNBA players taking command with more audacity and clarity than anyone else. The commissioner didn’t inspire them to gather. They didn’t ask