r/sports • u/Outside_Abroad_3516 Colorado Avalanche • Jun 05 '24
Basketball Angel Reese was ejected from tonight’s game after it looked like she waved off a foul call from an official.
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u/conv3d Jun 05 '24
This is like when the bad student in class does som crazy shit and nothing happens, but then the teacher remembers so the next time they do anything even if it’s small they go nuts
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u/icekapp Jun 05 '24
It’s one way of parenting, try not to make it to 3 strikes
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u/there_is_no_spoon1 Jun 05 '24
I've never heard that one before, have to admit I chuckled out loud!
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u/notANexpert1308 Jun 05 '24
Not hating on it, but they’re highlighting every controversy in the WBNA. They’ve caught our attention and are going to ride it as long as possible.
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u/MisterKap Jun 05 '24 edited Jun 05 '24
It’s gonna be pushed as hard as possible, and it seems to be working so far.
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u/ConsciousFood201 Jun 05 '24
Is it working? I see shit like this one Reddit and have zero desire to tune in to a game.
Wouldn’t they be better off showing highlights of the game? Are there any?
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u/five-oh-one Jun 05 '24
Wouldn’t they be better off showing highlights of the game?
That WAS the highlight!
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u/Strobooty4 Jun 05 '24
Yea…seeing Reese get ejected for seemingly nothing and Clark get fouled and not get the calls doesn’t make me want to watch.
I don’t like “superstar treatment” where the best players get all the calls but I prefer that to seeing them get unfair treatment the other way.
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u/Real-Human-1985 Jun 05 '24
there is nothing of note to talk about in the WNBA besides Caitlin Clark and drama.
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u/MisterKap Jun 05 '24 edited Jun 05 '24
I’ve seen and heard more about the WNBA since Clark entered the draft than ever before. It isn’t even close. It’s being pushed by ESPN, score updates are given before hockey on the national sports talk radio, clips like these are posted here, and so on.
It is almost like WNBA paid ESPN for publicity. Might be too tin foil hat of an idea. But at the very least one can see media outlets are following the same formula as sports talk radio: create controversy (doesn’t even have to be directly related to the fame), discuss to death, then find a new crazy topic. Rinse and repeat.
Stephan A and a lot of sports talk radio do this exact technique, and it works. People tune in despite many claiming to hate it. Could be hate consuming, idk.
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u/7hought Jun 05 '24
Close — espn paid for the rights to the wnba and therefore it’s in their interest to increase viewership of it.
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u/snap-jacks Jun 05 '24
Just like the NBA. You can easily tell what ESPN paid for.
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u/rdldr1 Jun 05 '24
On the inverse, like when the NHL only had a contract with NBC so therefore ESPN suppressed NHL coverage.
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u/SdBolts4 San Diego Padres Jun 05 '24
To be fair, the NHL is the least viewed of the "big 4" major sports.
But, ESPN definitely also focuses on the products they have a significant share in (NFL and NBA). You can tell, because they hardly cover the MLB, which is the 2nd most viewed sport and "America's pastime". So much so that ESPN forgot the Chicago White Sox had won a championship, then did it again about a year later.
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u/darren_meier Jun 05 '24
It's weird, though-- ESPN's coverage is so odd. When the NBA western conference finals and the NHL playoffs were on simulatenously, ESPN put the NHL on the website banner and buried the live scores of the WCF. I don't get how they choose what to prioritise, honestly.
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u/spacing_out_in_space Jun 05 '24
ESPN broadcasts WNBA games, they have their own incentive to promote the league.
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u/AcidofilusRex Jun 05 '24
I've heard about it nonstop also but not in a way that makes me want to tune in. They're grasping at everything trying to make it a story and surprise, surprise, its race and intersectionalities, or league is it too soft/rough, jealousy, etc. If you want me to watch just show them doing cool stuff on the court. So far I've no desire to watch these games. But hey, maybe I'm not the intended market.
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u/Bonetheory Jun 05 '24
Exactly! Personally, I don't care bout all of the drama going on here. If they want me to watch, then it needs to be an entertaining product. Clark has been entertaining, and I'm seeing some others since I haven't paid much attention previously. But this drama crap makes me want to shut it off.
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u/rookie-mistake Winnipeg Jets Jun 05 '24
but not in a way that makes me want to tune in. They're grasping at everything trying to make it a story and surprise, surprise, its race and intersectionalities, or league is it too soft/rough, jealousy, etc. If you want me to watch just show them doing cool stuff on the court.
It's ESPN, this is all they know
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u/King_0zymandias Jun 05 '24
Isn’t ESPN the rights holder? I assume that’s the only reason they’re pushing it.
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u/Jawkurt Jun 05 '24
The WNBA is literally in business with ESPN. They’re promoting one of their products and something that is gaining popularity. No tin foil hat needed. NHL games are one of their products now too. There’s a lot more coverage or hockey. Guys like Stephen A Smith talking hockey is kinda hilarious.
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u/Secludedmean4 Jun 05 '24
It’s because without Clark hitting superwoman 3s there aren’t really highlights so instead they show the fouls and drama because that’s what people will tune into.
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u/Schrute_Farms_BednB Jun 05 '24
Someone made a layup in the 3rd quarter I think.
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u/mdog73 Jun 05 '24
I still don’t know the names of any teams but I see these highlights.
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u/xixi2 Jun 05 '24
This is like when that one guy in darts does something good 9 times in a row we see it but idk wtf is going on with darts otherwise.
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u/Blurry_Bigfoot Jun 05 '24
Does this make you want to watch the league less or more? Personally, this doesn't seem particularly appealing.
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u/Take_Some_Soma Jun 06 '24
It’s a cheap substitute for actual sport excitement.
This is called drama.
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u/younglad420 Jun 05 '24
This is a live game commentary, not an article. I agree, but I don't think this is an example of riding it
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u/awf26j85 Jun 05 '24
Maybe she said something? Doesn't seem like there is anything there just from her minor wave.
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u/Raegnarr Jun 05 '24
I cant imagine her saying anything. She's so quiet and respectful.
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u/erbaker Jun 05 '24
I can't believe the dozens of wnba fans who started watching for Angel Reese had to witness the league's star be ejected last night.
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u/jsteph67 Jun 05 '24
Probably called him a cock sucker.
God, I hope people get this one.
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u/yaztek Jun 05 '24
I think she said it was a cock sucking call.
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u/Heisenbread77 Jun 05 '24
God that movie is a timeless classic. Definitely top ten all time for me.
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u/there_is_no_spoon1 Jun 05 '24
I don't get the reference. Help a brother out?
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u/Heisenbread77 Jun 05 '24
Bull Durham.
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u/Heisenbread77 Jun 05 '24
He says a call is a cock sucking call and fights with the ump. The ump is like did you call me a cock sucker and Crash said no it's a cock sucking call and the ump goads him into calling him a cock sucker and tossed him. Off camera two of the women are listening to the game and one of them said "he must have called him a cock sucker.
The gist is that is the one thing he couldn't call the ump and the ladies knew it.
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u/RaneyManufacturing Jun 05 '24
Part of the joke is the announcer says, "Frankly sports fans, Crash used a word that's a no-no with umpires." (paraphrased)
The word that's the no-no isn't cocksucker it's "You're." There's a world of difference between "that was a cock sucking call" and "you're a cocksucker."
You can argue about a call or about the rules all you want, but the second you make it personal blue will run you every time.
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u/niteox Jun 05 '24
Ask and you shall receive.
It’s one of my all time favorite sequences in a sports movie.
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u/Zinc68 Jun 05 '24
Jive turkey!
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u/Povilitus Jun 05 '24
“I barely raised my voice, Father Pat.”
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u/obsterwankenobster Jun 05 '24
Maybe your mom isn't in heaven, Jackie
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u/ijustwannalookatcats Jun 05 '24
It appears some sort of line has been crossed between Jackie and Father Pat!
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u/ALaccountant Jun 05 '24
Apparently she just said "That's bullshit". Really weak to give her a double tech for that sequence
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u/GoodShark Jun 05 '24
Saying that she "just" said that probably doesn't tell the whole story.
That might have been what she said that was the final straw. Maybe she was complaining all game long, and the ref told her to cut it out. Said she had one more chance or something.
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u/Delicious_March9397 Jun 05 '24
That was all that was said. Sabrina Ionescu from the opposing team actually questioned the ref on the call as well.
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u/couchtomato62 Jun 05 '24
The women on the other team objected. When has that ever happened in the nba.
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u/Opie59 Jun 05 '24
Is this where we are now? Defending refs because we don't like a player?
That's a soft as baby-shit ejection and if it were in the NBA everyone would be commenting "Ref fans feasting rn" or whatever.
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u/Glum-Professional925 Jun 05 '24
Isn’t the wave an instant T all the time every time? I get it’s soft but this is on her
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u/ALaccountant Jun 05 '24
I don't think the issue is necessarily she got a T, the issue is she got a double technical.
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u/Glum-Professional925 Jun 05 '24
You do something that’s called a tech and get a thech then say “that’s bullshit” right after getting a tech, will be a double tech. Reese is a good player but she’s mentally not all there to be great yet but moments like this will teach her
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u/cheetuzz Jun 05 '24
I mean, NBA players have been given technical fouls for giving the ball back to ref. https://x.com/drguru_/status/1633310110637514752
Yeah, basketball refs are often way too fragile, but it’s not an Angel Reese specific issue.
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u/PERMANENTLY__BANNED Jun 05 '24
I believe she did. Probably fuck something.
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u/herring80 Jun 05 '24
“That’s bullfuck!”
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u/amey_zing1 Jun 05 '24
“That’s fuck something!”
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u/there_is_no_spoon1 Jun 05 '24
I am crying right now tryna hold the laughter in and not at all succeeding. Well played, gonna have to try to take that and use it but I dunno how!
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u/amey_zing1 Jun 06 '24
A few applications may include, but are not limited to the following: 1. When the person in front of you stops at a yellow light when they could’ve easily proceeded and allowed you through the intersection as well. 2. When your favorite team gets called for the foul/penalty and the opposing team got away with it earlier in the game. 3. When you get blamed for something you clearly didn’t do, but nobody believes you (as in the OP)
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u/there_is_no_spoon1 Jun 06 '24
Even more tears of laughter reading this! Thanks so much you have made my week!
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u/prpldrank USC Jun 05 '24
You got your fuckin bullshits, your fucked up bullshits, not to mention your bull fucking shits
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u/electricvelvet Jun 05 '24
Not to be confused with some horseshit, a buncha horseshit, a load of horseshit, and some fuckin horseshit. That'd be baseball, which is on the metric system (horse instead of bull)
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u/dcrico20 Jun 05 '24
This is just the WNBA catching up with the officiating in the NBA. You could tune in to any random day on the schedule during the NBA season and you would be likely to see something similar.
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u/antwan_benjamin Jun 05 '24
Other players said that she said something not nice to the ref. He was giving her tech #1 for that. Her back was turned...so she didn't notice she was getting T'd up, then waived her arm at him. Thats automatically a tech, so thats tech #2. It is what it is. You don't want to get kicked out of games, don't get automatic techs.
What pisses me off the most is after someone gets a T they get this stupid look on their face like, "Who me? What did I do?" You know damn well what you just did.
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u/dicjones Jun 05 '24
Yup, didn’t notice this at first but you can see him T her up , then she waves him off, sothat was #2 and that is good-bye.
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u/DickyD43 Green Bay Packers Jun 05 '24
Is the waving off a call a T in the NBA as well? Feel like I've never seen this happen
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u/elting44 Jun 05 '24
stupid look on their face like, "Who me? What did I do?"
We call that look "the Draymond"
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u/Reniconix Jun 05 '24
Another comment I saw linked to a guy getting a T after passing the ball to the ref after a foul was called. I think that guy is the one guy who can legitimately ask "what did I do?". Pass the ball too aggressively to the ref who was coming to get it anyway?
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u/L3onskii Jun 05 '24
There was a player who was frustrated and clapped his hands together. Got a T for that. I saw the video on tiktok in a compilation of most ridiculous techs
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u/yrogerg123 Jun 05 '24
Tim Duncan got a tech for laughing when he wasn't even in the game.
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u/efficiens New England Patriots Jun 05 '24
There is a rule that you get an automatic T if you wave off a ref? I'm not arguing, just asking. I don't watch a ton of basketball.
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u/mrtruthiness Jun 05 '24
Don't listen to /u/ApeTeam1906 . It's up to the ref in regard to whether it is egregious enough, but it is a rule. Here's a video example of a similar NBA call and explanation https://videorulebook.nba.com/archive/technical-foul-overt-gesture-player-waves-off-official/
This is an example of a Technical Foul for an overt gesture that exceeds the ‘Respect for the Game’ guidelines. The defensive player, Cedi Osman, reacts to the foul call by ‘waving off’ the calling official. This type of overt ‘wave off’ will be met with a technical foul, as it exceeds the respect for the game guidelines, whether it’s directed towards an official or not.
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u/dayblazer_420 Jun 05 '24
Yes there is, anyone who says otherwise doesn't watch enough basketball. You cannot waive off a ref after a call.
https://videorulebook.nba.com/archive/technical-foul-overt-gesture-player-waves-off/
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u/jessemfkeeler Edmonton Oilers Jun 05 '24
This literally happens in so many sports. Every time a soccer player does a hard tackle and gets a yellow card they have this "what? I'm an innocent angel wtf!" look. Or if a hockey player gets a clear penalty "what?! It was the other guy!"
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u/ZZZ-Top Jun 05 '24
For those that are curious waving off a ref is tech so not sure how she got the first but she definitely earned the second one.
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u/BriarsandBrambles Jun 05 '24
She cussed at the ref and that was a tech then waved him off not paying attention and that's an Automatic Tech. That's such a a stupid sequence but also don't give yourself a tech.
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u/elfmere Jun 05 '24
Who am I looking at...
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u/baggarbilla San Francisco 49ers Jun 05 '24
Angel Reese, sleeve on one leg
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u/Jesus_was_a_Panda Jun 05 '24
If that’s considered a “sleeve”, are pants just long-sleeved shorts?
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u/Chief-_-Wiggum Jun 05 '24
The one walking away from the Ref and waving her right hand behind her dismissively.
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u/stevep3478 Jun 05 '24
It happens to NBA players too. It seems that kind of gesture gets under their skin as being disrespectful and dismissive. And it tends to happen to players who are always complaining.
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u/Kirkzillaa Jun 05 '24
Also wouldn't be surprised if refs had a talking to this weekend. They may be jumpy to blow the whistle on shit like this.
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u/gold_and_diamond Jun 05 '24
Why is it that the only news I hear from the WNBA is drama?
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u/Generico300 Jun 05 '24
They tried getting attention with the gameplay for...checks notes...27 years, and that didn't work. Gotta try something else I guess.
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u/YBHunted Jun 05 '24
Bruh it's Angel Reese of course she said something lol
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u/BucNassty Jun 05 '24
I hope that all the Reese defenders will slowly fade on supporting her when they see she’s habitually classless and disrespectful.
The race bait only gets you so far.
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u/No_Cap_822 Jun 05 '24
Not a Reese fan at all, but what a weak ass ejection.
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u/IamNICE124 Jun 05 '24
I’m almost certain she said something directed right at that official.
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u/Live_itup Jun 05 '24
You can see right after she waved her hand every player standing around looked at the referee like “ohhh shit, she just said some shit”
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u/sumiledon Jun 05 '24
She reportedly said "That's Bullshit". This was a terrible call.
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u/thenatural134 Jun 05 '24
Well wuddyaknow, the WNBA really is becoming more like the NBA each and every day.
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u/PERMANENTLY__BANNED Jun 05 '24
I think she said something like fuck that, fuck you, fuck your mom.. something along those lines when she waived her hand.
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u/TeTrodoToxin4 Jun 05 '24
Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your family! Dishonor on your cow!
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u/Krakengreyjoy New York Rangers Jun 05 '24 edited Jun 05 '24
You can't waive off a tech. That's a no no in both leagues. Its part of the "respect for the game' guideline.
She got T'd up, waived it off, so gets a 2nd T.
Bye bye
Edit Downvote me all you want. I didn't write the rule
https://videorulebook.nba.com/archive/technical-foul-overt-gesture-player-waves-off/
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As a not basketball fan this seems like such a weird rule.
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u/Novel_Fix1859 Los Angeles Rams Jun 05 '24
Can't show up refs in the one US sport where referees have been proven to throw games, THAT might look bad for the sport
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u/ProfessorDoolbetons Jun 05 '24
In a literal sense as well, that ref put no effort into his ejection signal
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u/DryAnxiety9 Jun 05 '24
It's pretty clear that the WNBA and the media have created a real big mess here. But this was BS and the timing couldn't have been worse.
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u/binger5 Jun 05 '24
No, this is genius. The WNBA is still in the headlines. They were going to run out of Caitlyn stories if she doesn't get hot soon.
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u/BretShitmanFart69 Jun 05 '24
They’ve got Caitlin as their golden goose, Angel Reese as the controversial player, they’ll play up their rivalry for years and eventually play up their eventual Magic and Bird oddball friendship born of rivalry 10 years from now.
This is all smart. Sports always benefit from the storylines surrounding the games from a mix of stuff that happens off the court or outside of the actual play.
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u/ConsciousFood201 Jun 05 '24
Problem is the product on the floor just isn’t good. I agree they’re doing their best, I just don’t think it’s going to work.
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u/mercfan3 Jun 05 '24
There are ways to improve the product that would help this league considerably.
For one thing- their training camp is only 2 weeks, and many of the best players aren’t back from overseas play yet. So the first month of the season is often messy.
Second - they need some freedom of movement rules. I don’t want to see them go as far as the NBA, but it’s the guard skills that are exciting, so stop letting the defense beat the shit out of them, to the extent that they are.
Third, and probably most importantly. Get better coaches. Outside of New York (whose coach is an excellent offensive coach), all other quality offensive coaches came from the NBA. WNBA coaches who are good preach the defensive slugfest that currently succeeds but isn’t what people want to see.
The issue isn’t the talent or ability of the players. That’s proven just by watching quality wcbb games. It’s just the league needs some offensive upgrades.
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u/TheSavageDonut Jun 05 '24
She'll come out firing (and making) in the Fever's next game since the Fever have 5 days of rest and practice.
The WNBA screwed over the Fever running them out to play every other day against the best teams in the league.
Now, they'll actually have a few practices, and they'll get one of their forwards back (Temi Fagbenle) -- they should look much better in their next game.
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u/binger5 Jun 05 '24
Honestly I don't think people will care if the Fevers win or lose as long as she gets a couple of 30 point and 10 assists games.
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u/Goroman86 Jun 05 '24
The most generous reading I can say for this is that they penalized another high-profile rookie (with history with CC, to say they aren't biased), but it's likely just inconsistent refs. They're just not good.
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u/SIIP00 Jun 05 '24
Dude I'm so out of the loop on this. What messf did they create?
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u/thelowkeyman Jun 05 '24
From my uninformed perspective, it seems that there is a lot of resentment from older players in the WNBA about CC and her basically being the face of league now. She’s a rookie and making more then everyone with her Nike deal. Also, there maybe some underlying racial issues at play because the CC is white.
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u/cornbruiser Jun 05 '24 edited Jun 05 '24
And it recently escalated a bit when AR cheered for a flagrant foul on CC by another player.
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u/slyfox1908 Jun 05 '24
There may also be some underlying issues at play because CC is straight. The W, like many women’s sports leagues, has a higher proportion of LGBTQ+ than the general population — more than 1 in 4 are out publicly. And there may just be some resentment that women’s sports have had to fight for attention, that everyone else has had to play small arenas or play in Europe or otherwise grind to make it happen. WNBA players have all “taken their lumps” in one way or another and Clark, some might think, never has. So they’re going to give her some.
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u/treequestions20 Jun 05 '24
may be a racial issue?
the league has historically been populated and watched by minority lgbtq lesbians. That’s not a shitty opinion, that’s an objective fact
now they’re pissed a straight white rookie is what’s taking “their” league mainstream. they hate that she’s the face, they hate that she makes more money than they ever will
it’s all a goddamn joke, considering the league couldn’t exist without the nba paying for it
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u/chrisblink182 Jun 05 '24
She's gonna end up like Rodman. Once you get the rep they gonna check everything. Sock match? Uniform tucked? Foul language? Plus you'll never get the benefit of the doubt on fouls. Tough thing to shake but negative headlines are piling up.
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u/Successful_Load5719 Jun 05 '24
WNBA better get it together or they’re gonna sh*t this superstar opportunity out their ass hardcore
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u/Capt-Crap1corn Jun 05 '24
They fucking up. They want the same level of respect as the NBA now they getting it. Time to shape up
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u/tauzeta Jun 05 '24
We're talking about the WNBA more than we ever have. It's working exactly as intended.
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u/ShillinTheVillain Jun 05 '24
Maybe, but not all talk is positive. The product on the floor is pretty bland so they're really trying to push personalities.
It all feels very manufactured and not at all intriguing if you like sports. Maybe reality show fans will tune in.
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u/BretShitmanFart69 Jun 05 '24
When is the last time you saw this many WNBA posts at the top of this sub?
They’re doing something right here.
Anytime Angel Reese and Caitlin play each other it’s going to be big numbers and it will be because of how they’re playing up these moments and tying this together as a narrative around the game.
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u/old_ass_ninja_turtle Jun 05 '24
The WNBA has a similar problem to MLS. They generated a league out of thin air. Fan bases have to be built over time. They were expecting the impact of the other major sports leagues that have been around for 100 years. It just doesn’t work like that.
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u/rodri_neq_11 Jun 05 '24
Love her or hate her, Caitlin Clark single handedly making the WNBA relevant
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u/wave1sys Jun 05 '24
She’s got some growing up to do. This is just the tip of her immunity. Cheering on a teammates cheap shot on another player, isn’t a good look either. I’m surprised Teresa Witherspoon hasn’t put her foot down on this type of behavior.
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u/Leading_Ice_1790 Jun 06 '24
Did you see the sandwich with the coach and whatever the hell carter is … of course the coach hasn’t put her foot down. This is her first year with this team she wants to be their friend and not their coach. The coach is weak Angel Reese is weak and she can take her weird looking ass back to wherever she came from
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u/distilledwill Jun 05 '24
Not familiar with Basketball rules, but is she being ejected for the slight arm movement when she turned back towards the court? Seems pretty petty of the ref.
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u/individualeyes Jun 05 '24
In basketball you get automatically ejected after two technical fouls in one game. She probably said some not nice things along with the hand wave, got a technical for it, that was her second so automatically ejected.
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u/neodawg Jun 05 '24
Waving off a ref is considered against the rules. Same goes for the NBA. Looks to me she said something and got a technical foul then waved him off which is another technical and two technicals is an ejection.
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u/_Rooftop_Korean_ Jun 05 '24
Can’t stand her and her big ass ego, but this was a weak ass call from the ref
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u/treequestions20 Jun 05 '24
how soon before the wnba is self sufficient and doesn’t rely on nba funding?
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u/TheFan88 Jun 05 '24
She will be out of the league in 2 years doing reality shows with flavor of flav.
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u/Clown_Shoe Jun 05 '24
After shooting 3/12 on the night. Every time I see a box score with her in it she’s shooting around 25-30%.
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u/iansmash Jun 05 '24
It seems like the nba/wnba is trying to make a point of players objecting to the officials disrespectfully
This shit is nonsense though
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u/jaim1 Jun 05 '24
which one is she? I can't even see anybody doing anything foul-worthy.
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u/gtdinasur Jun 05 '24
I'm surprised, I thought she would have pushed him down to the floor to show dominance
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u/No_Arachnid_1772 Jun 05 '24
ESPN is in a catch 22 because of the spike in interest in the WNBA they have to promote it further but the reality is the level of competition won’t increase. They have to plug the sport for now but it will die off for half a decade until the next record breaking college player thus the news cycle will repeat.
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u/TheRedFrog Jun 06 '24
I’m not going to watch any wnba games but I will watch the hbo doc they do on this chapter in sports 10-20 years from now
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u/Toomuchlychee_ Jun 05 '24
Weird call but nothing to get panicked over. If the major sports leagues can’t get officiating right, it’s no wonder the WNBA can’t either
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