WNBA players, coaches refuse to explain national anthem absences amid mounting criticism

Fans are sick and tired of the NFL's obsession with flags, anthem fatigue is real & UGA football is too smart! Team USA's Olympic hockey heroes reunite as Jack Hughes' Devils land goalie Connor Hellebuyck in blockbuster France's top soccer team obeys police order to move Sunday match; Saints, Steelers owners meet with Macron AOC says she supports men in women's sports because she's a girl's girl Did Texas use artificial intelligence to call fourth-down play against Florida? LeBron James doubles down with sneaky golf hip turns during national anthem after Trump's'total disgrace' dig Drake Maye's end-zone interception proves costly as Patriots fall 30-24 to Bears in primetime Rhamondre Stevenson's miraculous 48-yard touchdown stuns Bears as clock expires in first half Todd Benzinger, who caught the final out of the Reds' 1990 World Series sweep, dead at 63 Super Bowl champion Marshall Faulk says he is living with Parkinson's disease NBA legend Charles Barkley says he won't'burn every bridge' like Aaron Rodgers as he considers retirement Enes Kanter Freedom says he was treated like a'criminal' at WNBA game President Trump touts his administration's border security at midterm rally in Florida Data shows Iran's shadow tanker fleet has run out of oil Court documents reportedly list Rep. Ilhan Omar under different name For the third straight WNBA Finals game, Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries players leave the floor moments before the national anthem, only to return seconds after it ended. ATLANTA - Golden State Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase called her team's national anthem absences part of its pregame routine Friday, but did not explain who established that routine or why. OutKick had been trying to ask players and coaches about the anthem absences since Game 1.