Renee Montgomery didn’t ask for this, but now she doesn’t want it to stop. The sudden tidal wave of attention she is facing—interviews, talks with students, TV appearances, being part of LeBron James’s More Than a Vote campaign—is new to her, but she realizes its importance. Last week, Montgomery, an 11-year WNBA veteran who plays for the Atlanta Dream, announced that she would opt out of the 2020 season, which will be played at IMG Academy in Florida.
“There’s work to be done off the court in so many areas in our community,” Montgomery wrote on Twitter. “Social justice reform isn’t going to happen overnight, but I do feel that now is the time.”
“… I wanted to do for social reform that I realized I wasn’t working out or I wasn’t making time for the sport. I think that was the moment where I was like, “You know what? It’s probably better that I don’t go. Just my heart isn’t in it.” That’s how I came to the conclusion. … Let me not go and be a disservice to my team.”
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