Aces’ Turner criticizes potential USA250-year anniversary patch for WNBA All-Star Game

Aces guardant Brianna Turner powerfully disagreed with the imaginable thought of WNBA players wearing a “USA 250” spot connected their uniforms successful the 2026 All-Star Game successful Chicago connected July 26.

“Whoever called for the WNBA all-star uniforms to person the USA 250 spot should person thought that through, considering nary WNBA players would person been escaped 250 years ago,” Turner posted connected societal media. “The bulk wouldn’t adjacent person had their state 100 years ago.”

Her absorption comes aft a January announcement that aggregate North American sports leagues would spouse with the sports merchandise institution Fanatics to observe the United States’ 250th day this twelvemonth with a commemorative jersey patch.

Leagues specified arsenic the NFL and the NBA chose to enactment successful the partnership, with the Patriots and Seahawks some wearing the spot successful Super Bowl LX, and the Spurs and Knicks besides wearing the spot arsenic portion of the 2026 NBA Finals.

“Yesss, I cognize this was astir apt a fiscal determination astatine the extremity of the day, but still. We are immoderate of the astir elite pistillate athletes. 250 years ago, we would person been breeders oregon successful the fields moving each day,” Turner said an further post. “Be truthful superior rn.”

Turner is besides treasurer of the WNBA Players Association.

Some of the leagues that were not a portion of the archetypal associated announcement with the White House and Fanatics were the NWSL and the PGA Tour. The nonprofit enactment “America250” was created by Congress to pb a solemnisation of the country’s founding successful 1776.

The WNBA said successful a statement: “Like different large sports leagues, we are exploring however champion to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary. Nothing has been finalized astatine this time.”

There was a study precocious past week from the quality outlet Sportico that the WNBA had decided to person its biggest stars deterioration the spot that provoked Turner’s comments but yet it was ne'er made authoritative by the league.