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Pink, blue, and white flags waved in background in a nod to trans rights.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
The biggest barrier to a trade here is Utah HC’s ambitions — the organization has no designs on preemptively waving a white flag on a playoff push during its first season playing out of Salt Lake City.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Alternating sections of red and white flags blew in a summer breeze, and the players were greeted by fireworks, a fly over from military planes and even a skittish bald eagle who could have done without the noise from the explosions.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 16 July 2024
Some people interpreted it as Kerr and Curry waving the white flag on this season and perhaps even the competitive portion of his time with the Warriors and in the NBA.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
The biggest barrier to a trade here is Utah HC’s ambitions — the organization has no designs on preemptively waving a white flag on a playoff push during its first season playing out of Salt Lake City.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Alternating sections of red and white flags blew in a summer breeze, and the players were greeted by fireworks, a fly over from military planes and even a skittish bald eagle who could have done without the noise from the explosions.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 16 July 2024
Some people interpreted it as Kerr and Curry waving the white flag on this season and perhaps even the competitive portion of his time with the Warriors and in the NBA.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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