# Women's Basketball Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports\ **Created:** [May 8, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325 "2024-05-08T18:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Papasmurf](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@Papasmurf](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Papasmurf)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/82 "2026-07-23T13:43:00Z")
She’s a bit of an enforcer when the other team is taking cheap shots on Clark. I watched the whole exchange on this one and thought it was pretty funny. Bonner getting livid and trying to push people while Cunningham just sitting there pointing at her. She has some Shorts on youtube that are hilarious, so it’s more than just the pointing ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/83 "2026-08-10T16:02:37Z")
Cunningham in the news again. The WNBA is nasty. > **[Sports media hits all-time low in coverage of DiJonai Carrington and Sophie...](https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/sports-media-hits-all-time-low-coverage-dijonai-carrington-sophie-cunningham)** > > DiJonai Carrington's flagrant foul ejection and "white privilege" post sparked debate as Jemele Hill and media figures rushed to her defense. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/84 "2026-08-10T16:13:42Z")
Yup, the WNBA is a dumpster fire right now. As long as they don’t have a government-sanctioned monopoly like baseball does, what if the bullied cash cows just start their own league? ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/85 "2026-08-10T16:27:49Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > The WNBA is nasty. Well, the media coverage has become nasty. They need to remind themselves how little they care about this sport. ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/86 "2026-08-10T16:34:43Z")
The problem is that the NBA owns most of the biggest arenas, and the TV money is sparse. And I think a root portion of the problem is that some players have issues with the fact that the GOAT of women’s basketball is an active player, but a different player gets all the media attention. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/87 "2026-08-10T16:39:22Z")
Especially when that different player happens to also be on track for goat status while not fitting the traditional mold. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/88 "2026-08-10T16:44:56Z")
> [@Jasper07734](#): > > Especially when that different player happens to also be on track for goat status Are you referring to the bench player? ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/89 "2026-08-10T16:47:06Z")
Is that the one that keeps getting incidentally targeted on purpose and thus frequently injured? ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/90 "2026-08-10T16:49:30Z")
No idea who that is. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/91 "2026-08-10T16:51:45Z")
To be fair: I don’t actually follow the WNBA (or the NBA) so ultimately I don’t care that much. I just love that everyone hates Clark just because she exists. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/92 "2026-08-10T16:54:02Z")
Although Jaspess hates Clark because she comes off as smug and arrogant (also fair, and probably accurate). ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/93 "2026-08-10T16:54:30Z")
Bueckers is arguably the best young player in the league, is white, and isn’t being targeted. People don’t hate Clark because she exists, some people hate her and even more so her fans because she gets more media attention than Miles, Bueckers, and Wilson combined. Or Kayla McBride just set the WNBA record for 3s in a game, and didn’t get any of the attention that Clark gets for her shooting. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/94 "2026-08-10T16:56:33Z")
So in terms of demeanor, is Clark a bit of a diva? (Like, does she live for all the media attention, or does it just happen?) ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/95 "2026-08-10T17:01:25Z")
I think she largely handles herself well. She flops a bunch, but also gets fouled a ton without things being called. A portion of her fan base suck and probably root for the Eagles in the off season. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/96 "2026-08-10T17:02:39Z")
That’s a good point too. It’s really fan bases that tend to be the worst and ruin everything (cf. Taylor Swift and Star Wars). ---
**Author:** ![Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/funemployed/32/417_2.png) [@Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Funemployed)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/97 "2026-08-10T17:05:33Z")
I think she’s targeted more for being straight than white. Plenty of white girls in the league. And yes, she gets way more media attention, but that all started way back at Iowa. ---
**Author:** ![Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vorian_atreides/32/65623_2.png) [@Vorian\_Atreides](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Vorian_Atreides)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/98 "2026-08-10T17:07:30Z")
> [@Funemployed](#): > > she’s targeted more for being overtly & explicitly straight than white. IFYP; not that I’ve seen her look for opportunities to push that line; but when asked about those things, she’s very straight forward about her position. ---
**Author:** ![Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/funemployed/32/417_2.png) [@Funemployed](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Funemployed)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/99 "2026-08-10T17:09:03Z")
> [@Vorian\_Atreides](#): > > she’s very **straight** forward about her position. ISWYDT! ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/100 "2026-08-10T17:12:20Z")
A’ja Wilson is in a relationship with a man and is respected by all peers, and the majority of the WNBA is straight. Certainly a much higher percentage are queer than the general population, but it is still less than 50%. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325/101 "2026-08-19T16:53:07Z")
Not sure if Cunningham understands for whom the league commissioner works: [https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/\_/id/49659927/sophie-cunningham-wnba-needs-bold-commissioner-wants-best-players](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49659927/sophie-cunningham-wnba-needs-bold-commissioner-wants-best-players) Spoiler: it’s the OWNERS, not the players. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/womens-basketball-thread/9325.md?page=6)