WNBA Accused Of Racism After Perplexing Decision On Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese Debuts
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese (Photos via Getty Images)
The WNBA has been accused of pulling a racist move following the preseason debuts of Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark.
Both rookies played their first professional basketball games this weekend, but only one of them got to play on television.
The Chicago Sky’s fixture against the Minnesota Linked was not streamed online by the league, and fans were pissed.
Plenty of them lashed out, with some suggesting that race had something to do with it.
“The WNBA is wild embarrassing. To not have Angel Reese and Kamila cordossa games on the league pass is insane. Angel Reese is one of the reasons why women’s basketball is getting so much attention but they made sure to put the white girl front and center, I’m tired of them,” one X user wrote.
The WNBA is wild embarrassing. To not have Angel Reese and Kamila cordossa games on the league pass is insane. Angel Reese is one of the reasons why women’s basketball is getting so much attention but they made sure to put the white girl front and center, I’m tired of them.
— AJR (@ajr_bcg) May 3, 2024
“The entire sports media machine made a concerted effort to ignore Angel Reese in this years women’s tournament…so this isn’t the least bit surprising,” another fan added.
“Not saying whether it’s race or not but it’s def horrible for the WNBA and goes to show why they struggle for views lol no reason Reese and Cordossa playing tonight shouldn’t have been on. NBA would never,” wrote another.
You can see some additional reactions below:
I have a feeling the WNBA is going to miss the moment to market the upcoming talent from this year and bring attention to the league.
— Old Head Energy (@Cheamane) May 4, 2024
I agree. The NBA needs to pull funding from the league right now. That will show them.
— SellTheMariners (@SportsStatGeek) May 4, 2024
Even Sabrina Ionescu Slammed The WNBA For Dropping The Ball On Angel Reese’s Debut
Some of the criticism came from within the WNBA itself, with New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu accusing the league of dropping the ball on the game featuring Angel Reese.
“I mean, it sucks,” Ionescu said, via the New York Post. “I think representation of every team is important. … Hopefully, the league can fix that because I think they dropped the ball on that part and hopefully they have a great explanation as to why that wasn’t televised. But hats off to the person that just figured it out.”
Fortunately, a fan streamed the game from their cell phone via X, allowing over 800,000 people to catch it.
News
Tavia Hunt, the wife of Chiefs’ owner Clark Hunt, recently shared the following on an Instagram post regarding recent comments made by Harrison Butker:
Tavia Hunt, the wife of Chiefs’ owner Clark Hunt, recently shared the following on an Instagram post regarding recent comments made by Harrison Butker: “I’ve always encouraged my daughters to be highly educated and chase their dreams. I want them…
Wow!! Jason Kelce REACTS To Taylor Swift Sending In Truck-Load Of Gifts For His Daughter’s 3rd Birthday…
Wow!! Jason Kelce REACTS To Taylor Swift Sending In Truck-Load Of Gifts For His Daughter’s 3rd Birthday In a heartwarming display of generosity and kindness, music sensation Taylor Swift has left Philadelphia Eagles’ star Jason Kelce and his family…
Travis Kelce give the most sincere words when said ‘life would be no better’ following romantic trip to Italy with Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce says ‘life could be no better’ following romantic trip to Italy with Taylor Swift Travis Kelce is living out his “Wildest Dreams.” During the 2024 Kelce Jam music festival presented by Jim Beam Saturday night,…
Why the Whole World Is in Love With Taylor Swift !? The revealed reason will surprise you…
Why the Whole World Is in Love With Taylor Swift Taylor Swift’s fans recently caused a real earthquake during her concert, so they all danced to her music wildly. Her audience embraces people of absolutely different ages, and representatives of older generations seem to adore her, too….
Bella Hadid says that she is now a hardcore Swiftie! Bella Hadid can’t help but talk about her sister, Gigi Hadid, and her surprisingly close relationship with Taylor Swift.
Bella Hadid Shares the ‘Regular Sister’ Moments She and Gigi Hadid Share, Including Being Certified Swifties “She’s just the most humble, sweet, adorable human being” Bella said of Taylor Swift on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Gigi Hadid and Bella…
Fans went crazy when they discovered a red HICKEY mark clearly visible on Taylor Swift’s neck after enjoying romantic getaway with boyfriend Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift appears to have a HICKEY on her neck during Stockholm concert after enjoying romantic getaway with boyfriend Travis Kelce Taylor Swift appeared to have a massive hickey on her neck while performing in Sweden on Saturday. When the superstar, 34,…
End of content
No more pages to load