“Disgusted” Breanna Stewart Holds Up “Abolish ICE” Sign Before Unrivaled Game

Two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up a sign that read "Abolish ICE" during player introductions at an Unrivaled game Sunday, just a day after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

After the game, a 76-71 victory for Stewart's Mist over the Vinyl, Stewart answered questions about why she decided to hold up the sign. "Really all day yesterday, I was kind of just disgusted," Stewart said. "I wanted to kind of have a simple message of abolish ICE, which means to uplift families and communities—having policies to uplift family and communities instead of fueling fear and violence. When human lives are at stake, it's bigger than anything else."

Stewart, whose wife Marta Xargay Casademont is a Spanish citizen, was one of several sports figures who spoke out this weekend about Pretti's killing and the federal government's violent occupation of Minneapolis. Joining Stewart in making a straightforward declaration of his feelings was Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton, who tweeted, "Alex Pretti was murdered," on Saturday.