WNBA players hit the red carpet at the Captain Marvel Movie pre-screening in anticipation of the league’s International Women’s Day celebration on March 8.
The WNBA has ramped up its community outreach and civil servitude in anticipation of its International Women’s Day celebration on March 8, when the world annually celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across the globe.
A month ago, WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon AKA T-Spoon, former WNBA star Taj McWilliams-Franklin, the Washington Mystics’ Natasha Cloud, former UConn star and WNBA player Ashley Battle and WNBA Head of League Operations Bethany Donaphin all participated in the joy of recess with girls at a Brooklyn school to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Secret Sauce on Twitter
4x WNBA All-Star @Finisher_11 is still inspiring young girls and boys to play ball and have fun. She visited the students of PS 9 in Brooklyn today for recess. as part of National Girls & Women In Sports Day. #wnbarecess #ngwsd #wnba #nyliberty #tspoon # hoopslegend https://t.co/9MvEX0awBC
@WNBA was on-site at the Captain Marvel premiere in Los Angeles yesterday before the movie hits theaters on Friday. Players Essence Carson, Stefanie Dolson, Renee Montgomery and Chiney Ogwumike represented the WNBA on the Red Carpet:
LIVE from the red carpet! @chiney321 @bigmamastef @da20one @pr3pe at the @captainmarvelofficial premiere! #CaptainMarvel #WNBA ⭐️
6,334 Likes, 13 Comments – @wnba on Instagram: “LIVE from the red carpet! @chiney321 @bigmamastef @da20one @pr3pe at the @captainmarvelofficial…”
The faces of the WNBA’s future were in full marketing mode and totally comfortable among the Hollywood celebrities. Dolson had a fun moment with Samuel L. Jackson, who then followed @BigMamaStef on Instagram:
Did @bigmamastef get the follow from @samuelljackson ? find out… #CaptainMarvel #WNBA
3,003 Likes, 11 Comments – @wnba on Instagram: “Did @bigmamastef get the follow from @samuelljackson ? find out… #CaptainMarvel #WNBA”
Montgomery got to meet Don Cheadle, star of the Showtime hit series “Black Monday.”
Cheese! @da20one and @doncheadle ?? #CaptainMarvel #WNBA
4,852 Likes, 7 Comments – @wnba on Instagram: “Cheese! @da20one and @doncheadle ?? #CaptainMarvel #WNBA”
The first WNBA x Captain Marvel graphics also rolled out leading up to the premiere, with more to come on Friday once the energy of the celebration begins to swell around the world.
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Discover what makes a HERo. #WNBA #CaptainMarvel https://t.co/CCRvfoK5eA
These women are superheroes to millions of young girls across the country with a strong mind and a dream.
