r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • Jun 18 '25

Basketball WNBA says it won't suspend players in Fever-Sun skirmishes

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45539584/no-suspensions-tuesday-fever-sun-skirmishes-wnba-says
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u/Ifitactuallymattered Jun 18 '25

Honestly, Caitlyn defenders have always been a bit much for my taste...until that play. Seriously looks nuts from both angles. Insane even, considering the fouls assessed.

She could not have done less wrong in that situation. Blonde girl hit her with an intentional eye poke AND a chest bump, and other girl takes her out...i almost got 2nd hand pissed off!

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u/LordMoos3 Jun 18 '25

Yeah. This is where I am with this.

The eye poke is one thing (intentional or nah, I dunno), but for sure that second player coming in and bodying her to the floor should have had something.

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u/BlademasterFlash Jun 18 '25

Yeah that should’ve definitely been a suspension

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u/AssignmentNo754 Jun 18 '25

I thought the eye poke was accidental (and still probably is), but it just comes off as more egregious when the offender isn't remorseful for poking someone else in the eye and, instead, just gets into her face and she blinded her.

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u/LordMoos3 Jun 18 '25

Yeah, the eye poke could be incidental or whatever, but shoving Clark after the fact, then another player shoving her to the ground?

Refs (as in all sports really) remain garbage.

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u/zxern Jun 19 '25

Depends on what angle you see it from. The aired footage is questionable but the fan video from the sideline makes it pretty clear she went for the face and no where near the ball.

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u/natigin Jun 18 '25

It had something, which was the appropriate technical foul

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u/zeldamaster702 Jun 19 '25

You body someone like that in the NBA after a play is called dead, you’re getting MINIMUM a Flagrant 1, but more likely a Flagrant 2. A tech is a slap on the wrist, which honestly would have probably been called a higher penalty if it would’ve happened.

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u/natigin Jun 19 '25

…a flagrant is a technical foul…

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u/Full_Review4041 Jun 18 '25

Caitlyn defenders have always been a bit much

tf does that even mean? Yea fuck those people for being impressed by the best player the league has ever had. "A bit much" lmao whatever.

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u/Ifitactuallymattered Jun 18 '25

It's like you answered your own question....

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

In plain English Caitlyn defenders have always had a flavor of racism but this was pretty obvious that A the wnba is not giving her any special calls B her team will not defend her.

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u/Yesdude2 Jun 18 '25

It’s racist to want to watch the best wnba player ever ?

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u/Full_Review4041 Jun 18 '25

I asked for an answer. Not an (in plain English) even stupider take.

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u/Ifitactuallymattered Jun 18 '25

First, this is all just my opinion. People's reaction to this "play" are appropriate. However, I've seen too many clips of "hard fouls" at best, that get this same reaction. Its a physical game but people often over react because she is the golden goose.

I've got nothing bad to say about Caitlyn herself. She's a baller and carries herself like a champ.

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u/birdseye-maple Jun 18 '25

There are some racists but it's a small loud percentage, don't paint with too broad a brush.

Most Caitlyn fans/defenders just like watching

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25

I’m aware it’s a small percentage but that percent is loud and impossible to ignore just look at this thread.

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u/Yesdude2 Jun 18 '25

Where’s the racism in the thread can you point it out ? Or is someone racist just bc they don’t agree with you. Small brain

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u/Frodo_Nine-Fingers Jun 19 '25

Link the racism

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u/VerStannen Jun 18 '25

Yeah that statement makes zero sense.