{"id":2431,"date":"2026-06-20T18:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:36:05","slug":"nhl-lions-silent-on-juneteenth-after-marking-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2431","title":{"rendered":"NHL, Lions silent on Juneteenth after marking Pride month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Most major professional sports leagues and their teams marked Juneteenth on Friday, with the NHL and the Detroit Lions the most prominent organizations that did not.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2429\">Man wanted in connection with fatal Montgomery County hit-and-run is arrested at Newark\u2019s airport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NFL observed Juneteenth on social media by resharing posts from member clubs, continuing a recognition the league has extended since Commissioner Roger Goodell formally acknowledged the holiday in June 2020. The NBA and MLB also recognized the day. According to OutKick, the NHL\u2019s league-level social media accounts did not mark the holiday, which would make it the only major professional sports league not to do so \u2014 notable given the league had promoted Pride month on social media at the start of June. Individual teams acted differently: the Los Angeles Kings, for instance, posted Juneteenth content Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Within the NFL, OutKick reported that 31 of the league\u2019s 32 franchises posted Juneteenth content, with the Detroit Lions the lone exception. The Lions had acknowledged Pride month on social media \u2014 the club released rainbow-colored Pride month gear featuring its lion logo \u2014 but did not post on a day significant to many Black Americans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nine NFL teams did not post about Pride month when it began June 1 \u2014 the New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints \u2014 most of which had taken the same approach in 2025. The NFL\u2019s own main accounts, which reach more than 36 million followers on X and 32 million on Instagram, also passed on acknowledging Pride month\u2019s kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Rangers remain the only MLB franchise without a Pride Night at their ballpark \u2014 the other 29 teams hosted one \u2014 but the club did recognize Juneteenth on Friday, posting that the day commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2427\">Three older hikers found dead in sizzling Grand Canyon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced to enslaved people that they were free. Congress made it a federal holiday in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the legislation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><br \/>\n                          This article was constructed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published by a member of The Washington Times&#8217; AI News Desk team. The contents of this report are based solely on The Washington Times&#8217; original reporting, wire services, and\/or other sources cited within the report. For more information, please read our AI policy or contact Steve Fink, Director of Artificial Intelligence, at sfink@washingtontimes.com<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n                          The Washington Times AI Ethics Newsroom Committee can be reached at aispotlight@washingtontimes.com.<br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=2425\">Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, blaming Israel for violating ceasefire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most major professional sports leagues and their teams marked Juneteenth on Friday, with the NHL and the Detroit Lions the most prominent organizations that did not. 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