WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s comments on the dark side of the rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were met with a universal thud from the players and WNBA Player’s Association.
The condemnations come after Engelbert appeared on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Monday and sidestepped a question about the toxic nature between fan bases of Clark and Reese.
Players from Liberty star Breanna Stewart to Reese herself reacted to the comments, and WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson released a scathing statement criticizing the commissioner. “During a recent media interview, I was asked about the dark side of social media and online conversation about WNBA rivalries and race,” she wrote. “To be clear, there is absolutely no place for hate or racism of any kind in the WNBA or anywhere else.”
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