Is the WNBA a microcosm of institutional dysfunction in government?

American Thinker ^ | 29 Jun, 2025 | Robert Arvay

[MtnClimber]

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has become a mirror of the dysfunction infecting the federal government. The parallels are striking.

President Trump arrived on the political scene just in time to rescue America from what would have been a fatal decline. He is without doubt the premier statesman of the century so far.

Also without doubt, one of the best female basketball players in sports is relative newcomer Caitlyn Clark. She is also the most maligned — both verbally and, astonishingly, physically, as in brutally assaulted on the court by competing players. These physical assaults are far beyond the normal kinds of collisions arising from intense contests. They are deliberate and blatant. Moreover, they are dangerous. Opponents have scratched at Clark’s eyes.

This brings us to the officiating. Penalty “calls” made by referees are well known to be controversial in many sports, including the “no calls,” when game officials fail to flag a player for a violation of the rules. When Clark is on the court, such “no calls” are almost predictable. Clark will almost certainly be fouled, in what are called “hard fouls,” during certain games, but the officials tend to either make no call or call only minor fouls when the violation clearly has been major.

Next, league management. Where have the league’s owners been? Why haven’t officials been warned, or fired? Why haven’t players committing serious infractions been suspended or worse?

There does seem to be some movement within the league management to fix the problems heretofore mentioned, even if the motivation is from embarrassment and complaints from the public rather than from a sincere effort to benefit the sport.

Better yet, there are signs that the Trump administration may be on the verge of a breakthrough in being able to implement its policies

[kawhill]

I was fortunate enough to have watched Jackie Stiles play basketball in Claflin, KS, in high school. Caitlin broke her collegiate scoring record. When I first heard the name Caitlin Clark I didn’t know if she was white or black or maybe Smurf blue. I read about the stat line she was putting on the board every game she played at Iowa and I thought ‘this is pretty special’. Followed her ever since.

[blackdog]

You just hit Blackdog right between the eyes with an illustration epiphany. You are so correct and on point.

Thank You. "Woof-Woof".

[Captainpaintball]

The WNBA is a microcosm of a world where women run things. IT is dysfunctional, racist, sexist, and incompetent and a total failure.

[Tallguy]

“Obviously, the coaches are in charge at the college level. If the player is acting out, she’ll get kicked off the team.”

Not true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rene_Portland

[griswold3]

Hopefully it’ll be in the SEC and play against Dawn Staleys SC team and totally dominate them. I’d watch that

[Racketeer]

I also feel the WNBA is so desperate for attention the WNBA will allow the persecution of Ms. Clark to continue in order to increase ratings due to the willingness of people to watch for the following reasons:

1. A chance to see a cat-fight

2. Racism

[MtnClimber]

This is not all about the WNBA and dykes. It is about the tactics that the left uses against the right. When you see it in one place it is easier to see it elsewhere.

[Tallguy]

The WNBA is like a bucket of crabs. No crab may escape from the bucket because the rest will pull that crab back in.

[Psalm 73]

"Obviously, the coaches are in charge at the college level. If the player is acting out, she'll get kicked off the team."

A few years ago there were some NCAA women that wouldn't stand for the National Anthem.

They asked UCONN Women's coach Geno Auriema about it, he said he would never recruit players that didn't love their country.