WNBA Player Whose 2020 Salary Was Paid By Converse So She Could Be A Social Justice Activist, Tweets: America “is trash in so many ways” Days Before Independence Day—America Responds
In 2020, Converse chose to cover the contract of Washington Mystics WNBA player Natasha Cloud when she opted out of playing in favor of pushing for radical social justice, forfeited her salary when she decided to opt out of playing this season.
100 Percent Fed Up reports – Cloud had already received a portion of her normal salary of $112,000 when she decided to pursue social justice activism, which she referred to as a “social pandemic.” In a show of support for her activism, Converse agreed to cover her contract.
“We are proud to have her on the Converse team, are humbled to match her forfeited players salary and look forward to working together with Natasha on these issues as well as supporting her vision in this space.”
Converse confirmed to NBC Sports Washington
June 8 – @T_Cloud4 becomes the first women’s basketball player to sign a shoe deal with Converse.
