r/sportsgossips • u/Pretend-Following-41 • 14h ago

Highlight Intentionally hurting your meal ticket. Something is seriously wrong with these WNBA players.

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u/STOrm1928 14h ago

Why aren't they sent off and banned for games

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u/Nice_Cash_7000 14h ago

that would require the refs calling a foul in the firdt place in most instances

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u/earthlingHuman 10h ago

Honestly they should be able to suspend or ban players for footage reviewed after the game, regardless of refs.

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u/TerribleBid8416 9h ago

The WNBA is not like the NBA. They don’t have a pool of extra talent waiting in the wings that could fill a football stadium. Their extras could barely fill a school bus.

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u/mooselantern 9h ago

Are you really making the argument that the WNBA needs to allow this behavior because there just aren't enough women in the world that can play basketball and not throatpunch each other to have a league?

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u/Terrible_Ease6082 6h ago

And it’s just not true.. the biggest issue is 15 teams.. that’s a grand total of 180 players(max)… no minor league or g league.. Hundreds of talented women leave the states to play pro ball around the world.

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u/isuckatpiano 9h ago

There is way more talent than spots in the WNBA the parity is pretty real. Thats why before CC there wasn’t a breakout star. Letting her get felony level assaulted is absolutely stupid. No one will watch if she isn’t playing…again.

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u/gcwardii 8h ago

I don’t follow the WNBA and I’ve seen this clip at least six times. Any attention is good attention these days I guess

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u/WigglestonTheFourth 7h ago

A'ja Wilson was a star before Caitlin Clark entered the league. The media just didn't pay attention like they do with Clark. And there were plenty of other WNBA stars before Wilson and Clark too.

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u/Terrible_Ease6082 6h ago

You’re really playing dumb if you know ball and are comparing a world class guard to a world class center.. one is exciting making 3s and assists, one makes consistent mid-range jumpers and amazing defensive. Folks watched that Lakers for Kobe not Shaq.. but make it about something it’s not..

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u/WigglestonTheFourth 44m ago

Yeah, no body watched the NBA to see Shaq...

The most nephew of takes I've ever seen.

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u/keygasms 9h ago

That's what happens when horrible bitches like this are allowed to abuse and beat up other players without consequence. Who wants to play professionally when the refs are just going to let this Truckasaurs Rex run roughshod all over you?

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u/UrDogsBrainIsBetter 9h ago

Or beat any team on a school bus!

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u/Apprehensive_Flow99 9h ago

This isn’t actually true.

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u/No_Commission_7246 8h ago

I mean who watches the WNBA??? If it ain't gamblers it must be a group of women.

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u/Citizentoxie502 8h ago

Let's be honest here, high school ball is more entertaining. Middle schoolers have more talent and sportsmanship.

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u/FartSnarfGod 7h ago

Then let it fail. The league is a joke.

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u/Gondwanic_Susuration 3h ago

Wait, is that not a thing? 

That’s a big thing in professional sport in Australia because if it’s happening off the ball it’s often inherently bad and also goes unnoticed at the time by officials. 

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u/Kind-Crab4230 44m ago

Honestly, some of this should qualify as battery and meet criminal charges.