Lynx wear shirts in honor of shooting victims

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Lynx are voicing their support for change.

The WNBA team wore black warmup shirts that say on the front, ''Change starts with us. Justice & Accountability.'' On the back of the shirt were the names Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, both fatally shot by police officers this past week. Castile was killed by a suburban St. Paul police officer during a traffic stop. Also on the back of the shirt is the Dallas police shield above the phrase ''Black Lives Matter.''

Team captains Rebekkah Brunson and Maya Moore spoke before their game against the Dallas Wings on Saturday night, and the Lynx posted the news conference on their Facebook page. The two players were flanked by Minnesota's other captains Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus.

''If we take this time to see that this is a human issue and speak out together, we can greatly decrease fear and create change,'' Moore said. ''Tonight we will be wearing shirts to honor and mourn the losses of precious American citizens and to plea for change in all of us.''

Moore also spoke during the nearly 5-minute news conference about the Dallas shooting where five police officers were killed. She praised that city's effort on leading the way in ''de-escalation training and other efforts that led to a noticeable drop in the number of shootings by officers in the last few years.''