WNBA, 13 other pro sports leagues participate in ‘The Real Heroes Project’
Recognizing the frontline workers fighting COVID-19
In honor of National Nurses Day on Wednesday, May 6, the sports world is coming together to honor frontline healthcare workers — with a personal touch.
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Using the hashtag #TheRealHeroes, athletes from 14 professional sports leagues, including the WNBA, NBA, NWSL, WTA and more, selected a healthcare worker to honor. In a PSA, the athletes thank their heroes with a personal message and altered their own jerseys and uniforms to show the healthcare workers’ names instead of their own.
The Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart and the Phoenix Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith are representing the WNBA in the ad campaign.
“Just like you cheer for me, and you cheer for us, I want to cheer for you,” Diggins-Smith says to her hero, Nichole Freeman, in the PSA.
Both took to Instagram this week to share their selections:
Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz, NBA), Carli Lloyd (Sky Blue FC, NWSL) and Naomi Osaka (WTA) are among the initiative’s other participants.
You can watch the PSA here.
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