Dear WNBA media, please stop telling fans to stick to basketball when the drama is what sells
During a recent episode of OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich," Dakich asked me, "What will be the biggest storyline in the WNBA this season, and will it have anything to do with basketball?" The second part was easy.
Key points
- "In my opinion, we should be giving airtime to the beautiful basketball being played in the 30th year of the WNBA," she said.
- I was there to ask why both teams were leaving the court before the national anthem and to hear what the players, coaches and the league had to say about it.
- WHY ISN’T ANGEL REESE HELD TO THE CAITLIN CLARK STANDARD WHEN FANS ATTACK HER TEAMMATES?
Is that the basketball that you want us to talk more about, WNBA media?
In July, ESPN’s Chiney Ogwumike went on "First Take" and called for a reset in how the media covers Caitlin Clark and the WNBA.
Additional details
- If you want more people to watch, quit telling them what they’re supposed to care about.
- In the closing moments of the 2023 national championship game, Angel Reese followed Caitlin Clark around the court, taunting her with the "you can’t see me" gesture and pointing to her ring finger.
- Then Williams scored 28 points in the second half as Golden State beat Atlanta 68–63 to win its first WNBA championship.
- ANGEL REESE’S WNBA FINALS SHOWED HOW CRITICISM OF HER PLAY BECOMES AN ACCUSATION OF RACISM And believe me, I care.
- This August, Clark’s Fever and Reese’s Dream drew 2.6 million viewers, ESPN’s biggest WNBA audience ever.
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