Shut the WNBA down after today’s episode

Nightwish

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You must not have watched the NBA in the 70s and 80s.
Thank you.

When talking about the NBA, posters say current players wouldn't have survived in the 70s and 80s version of the league. They seem proud that back then players got into fights, took occasional cheap shots, and lived for rough plays. But if you bring up the WNBA, those same posters act like protective fathers and these women need to be sheltered. Professional athletes don't need our protection and can take care of themselves.

Rough play in an old version of the NBA = That's what I wanna see! I miss that! We need that in today's league!
Rough play in the WNBA = We must protect her! Shut everything down! It must be stopped!

Why is one reaction so different from the other?
 

Drogon

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It's a kind of foul that happens in basketball leagues all over the world. The player that has it happen to them should be allowed to be pissed off. You can't be allowed to retaliate though because, again, it's just a foul that happens from time to time. She was rightfully removed from the game.
 

ala_kat2

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Indiana has to be the worst defensive team in the league. If Clark and Mitchell cannot have high scoring games then the Fever loses. I will say the refs let a lot of pushing and shoving go.
 

Artlaibesghost

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Thank you.

When talking about the NBA, posters say current players wouldn't have survived in the 70s and 80s version of the league. They seem proud that back then players got into fights, took occasional cheap shots, and lived for rough plays. But if you bring up the WNBA, those same posters act like protective fathers and these women need to be sheltered. Professional athletes don't need our protection and can take care of themselves.

Rough play in an old version of the NBA = That's what I wanna see! I miss that! We need that in today's league!
Rough play in the WNBA = We must protect her! Shut everything down! It must be stopped!

Why is one reaction so different from the other?
This kind of play was horse apples then and it is the same now. Why is the NBA no longer like that., because the league fans and players QUIT TOLERATING IT. Also the times are different , IMO today's fan will absolutely reject this type of play. The racial undertones of this are real and obvious to anyone with ears and eyes. The WNBA seems to think their WWE strategy will increase their exposure. I don't think so.
 

Im The Village Idiot

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They should have folded decades ago. It’s a joke the NBA owners continue to lose money for it.
Should have never started in the first place.
Outside of the interest in Caitlyn Clark, I’ve yet to meet a WNBA fan that watches it for anything other than to make some kind of a point. You know the kind of people that have their head so deep up politics that it’s the only thing they think about? The kind that hate everyone who doesn’t share their same political viewpoints on every subtle issue? Literally the only type of person I’ve ever seen that was hardcore into the WNBA. I’d have zero interest to start with but those kind of people make it impossible to want to have any interest.

I’ll also add that I’ve never seen a “WNBA fan” that isn’t better than you and smarter than you in every facet. They’re here to educate you and remind you how simple-minded you are.
 

rivercatinfl

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Lol - it was a hard foul and a heated exchange after whsts the big deal.
It’s wasn’t just a hard basketball play. It was an intentional attempt to hurt the other player.
At least Sophie stood up for herself.
These heathens aren’t interested in playing the game. They want to injury people they don’t like or are jealous of.
Arrington is a low rent player.
this ain’t the NBA. Those boyz would slap you silly for this kind of play.
 

LineSkiCat14

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Its gonna be wild to see how far Kanter takes this.

Regardless, the WNBA is meeting this week to determine what to do about this and come to a conclusion on who can and cant play in this league. It almost for sure will be that only biological women can play, because if they let in one transformer, they may potentially have to let in someone like Kanter. And they wont. It will have to be all or nothing.

So in the end, the WNBA is about to.. as Sophie Cunningham tried to advocate at the very beginning of this... protect women's sports.

Lets see Colbert give it a Chefs Kiss:
Stephen Colbert Chefs Kiss GIF by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
 

Nightwish

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This kind of play was horse apples then and it is the same now. Why is the NBA no longer like that., because the league fans and players QUIT TOLERATING IT. Also the times are different , IMO today's fan will absolutely reject this type of play. The racial undertones of this are real and obvious to anyone with ears and eyes. The WNBA seems to think their WWE strategy will increase their exposure. I don't think so.
I agree with this. But at times sports fans talk out of both sides of their mouth. You see it often when the topic of the NBA comes up. There's a pining for the NBA of the 70s and 80s and those epic battles between players and how today's player is soft and wouldn't be able to handle it. Then you watch a clip of one of those battles and it's seconds away from a fist fight with one guy literally throwing another to the floor. It's not a play on the ball yet a sports fan who doesn't like today's NBA will praise it as toughness and such.

As far as the WNBA goes, I think there's an overreaction and overprotection of certain players by sports fans who see a play here and there and have made the determination that everyone hates the player as if it's a grand conspiracy. I'm not sure that's the case but I will say the league and some of it's players aren't helping their image lately. Clark should be the face of the league but she's an adult who can handle herself. She or anyone else doesn't need part-time fans protecting her online. But yeah, there's probably too much jawing right now in the WNBA and it's causing a bit of drama. Does that help ratings? Who knows. What I do know is in a few weeks when football begins, you likely won't see anymore WNBA talk here or elsewhere because it's the WNBA and right now I kind of think people are pretending to care.
 

*Fox2Monk*

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Should have never started in the first place.
Outside of the interest in Caitlyn Clark, I’ve yet to meet a WNBA fan that watches it for anything other than to make some kind of a point. You know the kind of people that have their head so deep up politics that it’s the only thing they think about? The kind that hate everyone who doesn’t share their same political viewpoints on every subtle issue? Literally the only type of person I’ve ever seen that was hardcore into the WNBA. I’d have zero interest to start with but those kind of people make it impossible to want to have any interest.

I’ll also add that I’ve never seen a “WNBA fan” that isn’t better than you and smarter than you in every facet. They’re here to educate you and remind you how simple-minded you are.
I agree, just like the minority owner who spit on the Cunningham fans at the game. If the part owners act like that…
 

UKWildcats1987

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I agree with this. But at times sports fans talk out of both sides of their mouth. You see it often when the topic of the NBA comes up. There's a pining for the NBA of the 70s and 80s and those epic battles between players and how today's player is soft and wouldn't be able to handle it. Then you watch a clip of one of those battles and it's seconds away from a fist fight with one guy literally throwing another to the floor. It's not a play on the ball yet a sports fan who doesn't like today's NBA will praise it as toughness and such.

As far as the WNBA goes, I think there's an overreaction and overprotection of certain players by sports fans who see a play here and there and have made the determination that everyone hates the player as if it's a grand conspiracy. I'm not sure that's the case but I will say the league and some of it's players aren't helping their image lately. Clark should be the face of the league but she's an adult who can handle herself. She or anyone else doesn't need part-time fans protecting her online. But yeah, there's probably too much jawing right now in the WNBA and it's causing a bit of drama. Does that help ratings? Who knows. What I do know is in a few weeks when football begins, you likely won't see anymore WNBA talk here or elsewhere because it's the WNBA and right now I kind of think people are pretending to care.

I always enjoy when football season starts so espn and Outkick and Clay Travis and everyone remembers football is king. Wnba drama is dogs day of summer nonsense. Nothing more
 

Son_Of_Saul

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Sophie has some bad teammates (and her woke coach is trash as she did not stand up for her after the game). The first one that was credited held her arms to wrap her up but left her exposed to Carrington in the middle of the altercation. Then when Sophie was clapping at the ejection, her other teammate pushed her away.

I've always felt like Indiana lacked true enforcers to protect some of their players.

WNBA is just a trash product.
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Starrcade

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And most certainly never watched John Brisker, Warren Jabali or Wendell Ladner play. 🤔
Oh!! So DiJonnai has a reputation for doing this across the board? NOT. Shocking that you’d have this take since you and Nightwish see the world the same way…….

in other news, Ryan Urlacher says he watches every game and defends Clark and Cunningham. Who knew a bunch of online warriors were more manly than Urlacher ??!!
 
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LowerLevel

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Thank you.

When talking about the NBA, posters say current players wouldn't have survived in the 70s and 80s version of the league. They seem proud that back then players got into fights, took occasional cheap shots, and lived for rough plays. But if you bring up the WNBA, those same posters act like protective fathers and these women need to be sheltered. Professional athletes don't need our protection and can take care of themselves.

Rough play in an old version of the NBA = That's what I wanna see! I miss that! We need that in today's league!
Rough play in the WNBA = We must protect her! Shut everything down! It must be stopped!

Why is one reaction so different from the other?
Would you be good with enes kanter doing same foul to Sophie?
 
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