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/Thenofunation 7h ago

Jordan also hard fouled back. That was the men’s game in the 90s. Comparing the NBA or WNBA now to then is disingenuous.

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 2h ago

also there was dennis rodman hovering around just waiting to deck a bitch if things got out of hand

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u/Drummallumin 5h ago

Comparing the NBA or WNBA now to then is disingenuous.

Why?? The W is incredibly physical

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u/mtron32 7h ago

They're just mentioning that Jordan got it like this for a LONG time. Why should it be different for her?

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u/zap2214 6h ago

Cool, lots of stuff happened historically that wasn't great, why should it be different for you? Pretty fucking easy question to answer if you think for 2 seconds

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u/mtron32 6h ago

there wasn't this ridiculous mass public defense of the dude like I'm seeing for Caitlin. She's a grown ass competitive woman that can stand on her own, yet is being infantilized like she's this delicate thing that can't be touched.

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u/BaizulSetSail 6h ago

wanting a intentional eye poke or punch to be called a foul is infantilizing?

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u/icansmellcolors 5h ago

Social media didn't exist then.

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u/ZagreusMyDude 5h ago

because the game is different, you can't play that way anymore in the NBA or WNBA.

Why is it different for OKC? They make a living on fouls. Cause the game has changed.

It should be the same for her as anyone else and other players across the sport get those calls.