If you think sports has no place in politics, you haven’t been paying attention to history, or noticed that minor quadrennial political spectacle called the Olympic Games. Mike Wise puts it best: “As an owner of one of Arizona's four major pro sports franchises, Suns owner Robert Sarver in effect was making a choice no matter what action he took. Doing nothing would have been silent acquiescence.”

“When asked for approval to wear the jerseys, the NBA ‘was all for it,’  said Suns general manager Steve Kerr. NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter issued a press release, denouncing the law.” Phoenix may lose the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Protestors were at Minute Maid Park for the Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks. Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick and his family are major contributors to the Republican Party.