No, it’s not protesting ANYTHING, it’s protesting when something happens before all facts are known. Because they do not give a damn what the facts are.

But yet black people still address each other in these ways, and they often do so freely in public.

Here’s the difference. The NBA is an established brand, bringing an established, proven product to the market. The WNBA brings nothing to the market, and in fact, still exists only because the NBA is around.

The WNBA cannot afford to alienate anyone for any reason. They already have a minimal fan base around the…