Archive

Phoenix Suns Protest Immigration Law

Basketball

Will become "Los Suns" Wednesday.

cheats/2010/05/05/phoenix-suns-protest-immigration-law/phoenix-suns_t0h1j7
Christian Petersen / Getty Images

To hell with home-court advantage: The Phoenix Suns will wear alternative jerseys proclaiming them as “Los Suns” at Wednesday’s playoff game in protest of Arizona’s new immigration law. The team’s managing partner told Politico the team wants to send a message to Arizona lawmakers that the new law targeting immigrants is not the “right way” to tackle immigration reform. Suns point guard Steve Nash called the law “very misguided” and said this law could lead to racial profiling.

Read it at Politico