Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas and head coach Stephanie White said racist and homophobic comments directed at WNBA players need to stop.
“I think that in my 11-year career I never experienced the racial comments like from the Indiana Fever fan base,” she said. “It's unacceptable and honestly there's no place for it. We've been professional throughout the whole entire thing, but I've never been called the things that I've been called on social media, and there's no place for it.”watching on television and in the stands.
WNBA chief clarifies she's opposed to ‘hate or racism' after response on social media abuse draws player scorn White, who played and coached in Indiana, applauded her team and other franchises around the league for staying professional and not going back at the criticism. “It's a lot of teams in our league and a lot of athletes, not just in our league, that get attacked like this,” she said. “We continue to encourage them to silence the noise, control what they can control.”“It’s a lot of hurtful, hateful speech out there that’s happening, and it’s unacceptable,” she said. “This is basketball, and this is their job, and they’re doing the best they can. And when it gets personal, to me, there’s no reason for it.
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