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https://nypost.com/2021/04/23/kiersten-h...ssion=true

"...Hening said during the pregame reading of a “unity statement” on Sept. 12, 2020, many of her teammates knelt before their game against Virginia, but she remained standing and she was “verbally attacked” by Adair at halftime.

Adair allegedly pointed a finger “directly in her face” and said that she was “b–tching and moaning.” Hening added that Adair said she was being selfish and individualistic for “doing her own thing.”

Adair continued to target Hening with verbal rants before benching her, the lawsuit stated. According to Hening, things got so “intolerable that she felt compelled” to leave the team.

Hening felt like her constitutional rights were violated and she is suing for an undisclosed amount. She demanded that the judge order Adair to put her back on the team, and to get acclimated with the First Amendment, the lawsuit says...."
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