Maine Wears Rainbow Warm-Up Shirts vs. Duke to Protest North Carolina’s HB2 Law

Posted by Adam Wells on December-3-2016 Add Comments

Prior to Saturday's game at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Duke, Maine's basketball team took the court wearing rainbow-colored warm-up shirts in protest of North Carolina's controversial HB2 law. 

Basketball writer Shawn Krest captured an image of most of the Black Bears players wearing the shirt:

Maine head coach Bob Walsh explained after the game why his team took this approach. 

"It was about promoting inclusion and promoting equality and our guys understanding that they can make an impact," Walsh said, per Bleacher Report - College Basketball
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