Posted on 05/27/2025 5:14:46 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took place during a game in Indianapolis between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever earlier this month.
The league said its investigation included gathering information from fans, team and arena staff, as well as an "audio and video review of the game."
The league said, "we have not substantiated it."
The WNBA, according to a person familiar with the investigation, was probing claims that racist comments were directed toward Chicago’s Angel Reese by fans during the loss to WNBA rookie of the year Caitlin Clark and the Fever.
Reese, who is Black, and Clark, who is white, were meeting for the seventh time in their ongoing — and much-talked-about — rivalry. Clark later said she did not hear any racist remarks during that game, but acknowledged that it was loud in Indiana’s arena throughout the game.
"It’s super loud in here, and though I didn’t hear anything, I think that’s why they’re doing the investigation," Clark said earlier this month. "That’s why they’re looking into it. That doesn’t mean nothing happened, so I’ll just trust the league’s investigation, and I’m sure they’ll do the right thing."
Both teams had issued statements supporting the investigation, as did the WNBA Players Union.
"We appreciate the swift and thorough process undertaken by the WNBA to investigate these allegations, which were not substantiated," Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Mel Raines said Tuesday in a statement distributed by the Fever.
"At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, we are committed to providing the best possible basketball experience for players and fans where hate speech has absolutely no place. Indiana is home to the world’s greatest fans, and we look forward to an exciting season of Fever basketball."
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DRRR-AMMMAAA
The lame WNBA wants attention
Maybe those racist fools should simply look at social media and their own players. But that might somewhat resemble an investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o7rSn59SwoA
And if they were what are they going to do?
Fans are not wnba employees.
Racist comments while repugnant are not illegal. Could ban them I suppose, but that’s about it.
Just like the BYU volleyball BS. Ride it while you can Jussie.
HOAX …. Same ol’, same ol’.
Once again the demand for racism exceeds the supply.
Have they made any arrests yet??????
The WNIGBA just to be ignores. Just force the the nba to lose more $.
What? With every sentient human being carrying a phone around recording every. blessed thing from out of the womb to being buried in the ground, and not one single instance of racism can be unearthed?
Very good! Nice use of HTML!
No shock here...
What did anyone expect?
Rest assured Fever fans, although they can’t prove it, the WNBA still knows you are all racists.
I wonder when the next WNB-Mania is scheduled? Is it before or after Royal Rumble?
“Reese, who is Black, and Clark, who is white . . .”
I noticed that too.
What it means is that white is a color but Black is a thing; a solid monolithic culture from which one cannot escape regardless.
Members of the Black Culture are in for life and are expected to act a certain way; speak a certain way; think a certain way; and, without fail, to vote democrat.
Even looking outside of the plantation fence is enough to get a members Black Card pulled.
But they continue to refuse to leave.
Because it never happened.
Investigation due to wimmins feelz
No actual evidence
Typical
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