Sometimes the shift was done reluctantly, the result of national politics or changing public opinion. Sometimes teams and leagues were prodded to act by their own players. And players, aware that their wealth and their stature gave them a valuable megaphone aided by social media, kept pressing. Within hours, dozens of other teams in other leagues had joined the work stoppage. Loeffler lost the election, sweeping not just her opponent but also another Democrat running in the state to victory.

Source: New York Times April 03, 2021 17:09 UTC