{"id":10776,"date":"2024-10-13T16:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2024-10-13T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T16:55:10","slug":"alyssa-thomas-says-she-hate-caitlin-clark-and-her-fans-doesnt-want-them-in-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10776","title":{"rendered":"Alyssa Thomas says she hate Caitlin Clark and her fans, doesn\u2019t want them in the WNBA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Thomas vented how much she hates Caitlin Clark and her fans, voiced how she doesn\u2019t want them in the WNBA. She complained about attacks despite the fact her teammates attacked Caitlin Clark and her fans all season.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s always the Indiana Fever fans per people like Alyssa Thomas. It\u2019s pathetic. Her teammate eye gouged Caitlin Clark. He teammate has been calling Clark a racist and her fans racist all year. While a Sun fan was attacking Clark on the court yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>I keep thinking about all the kids cheering for the Fever team. They keep hearing we WNBA players and coaches and owners saying WE DO NOT WANT YOU. Think about that. All these kids are being called racists for cheering on their team..<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALYSSA THOMAS HATES CAITLIN CLARK AND HER FANS | DOESN'T WANT THEM IN THE WNBA!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tasb5fNkIwM?feature=oembed\" width=\"858\" height=\"483\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sun\u2019s Alyssa Thomas Calls Out \u2018Unacceptable\u2019 Abuse from WNBA Fans on Social Media<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/x_0,y_493,w_1800,h_1195,c_crop\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1727352847\/tpxuwknltglewi6vazdj.jpg\" sizes=\" (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 1440px) 60vw, 1440px \" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/x_0,y_493,w_1800,h_1195,c_crop\/w_375,h_250,c_fill\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1727352847\/tpxuwknltglewi6vazdj.jpg 375w,https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/x_0,y_493,w_1800,h_1195,c_crop\/w_768,h_512,c_fill\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1727352847\/tpxuwknltglewi6vazdj.jpg 768w,https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/x_0,y_493,w_1800,h_1195,c_crop\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1727352847\/tpxuwknltglewi6vazdj.jpg\" alt=\"UNCASVILLE, CT - SEPTEMBER 25: Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Connecticut Sun dribbles the ball during the game against the Indiana Fever during Round 1 Game 2 of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on September 25, 2024 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Chris Marion\/NBAE via Getty Images)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chris Marion\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas and Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides both commented Wednesday on the abuse WNBA players have recently endured on social media.<\/p>\n<p>After Thomas\u2019 Sun beat the Fever 87-81 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series to eliminate Indiana on Wednesday, she said the following about the mistreatment she has had to endure on social media as of late, per ESPN\u2019s\u00a0Andrea Adelson:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my 11-year career, I\u2019ve never experienced the racial comments from the Indiana Fever fanbase. It\u2019s unacceptable, honestly. There\u2019s no place for it. We\u2019ve been professional throughout the whole entire thing, but I\u2019ve never been called the things that I\u2019ve been called on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasketball is headed in a great direction, but we don\u2019t want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names. I mean, we already see what\u2019s happening in the world and what we have to deal with in that aspect. And we come to play basketball for our job and it\u2019s fun, but we don\u2019t want to go to work every day and have social media blown up over things like that. It\u2019s uncalled for. Something needs to be done, whether it\u2019s them checking their fans or this league checking, there\u2019s no time for it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sides also gave her take on the social media landscape and suggested that her players have been the subject of abuse as well:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of hurtful, hateful speech out there that\u2019s happening, and it\u2019s unacceptable. When it gets personal to me, there\u2019s no reason for it. These guys have to listen and watch\u2014social media is their life. That\u2019s just what they do. And they have to read and see these things constantly, and just all the stories that are made up of what people see or think they see. It is just not acceptable when it gets personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to Thomas and Sides\u2019 comments, the WNBA released a statement in which it noted that league security is monitoring social media and will involve law enforcement if and when it is needed:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1839131397472039369&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbleacherreport.com%2Farticles%2F10136843-suns-alyssa-thomas-calls-out-unacceptable-abuse-from-wnba-fans-on-social-media&amp;sessionId=888abab179a58dcb87fe1fa9de72636783145ef9&amp;siteScreenName=bleacherreport&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1839131397472039369\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks in large part to the arrival of Fever superstar rookie Caitlin Clark, the WNBA has become more popular than ever.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0record crowd\u00a0of 20,711 attended a Fever vs. Washington Mystics game last week, the WNBA All-Star Game\u00a0drew a record\u00a03.44 million viewers and\u00a0ESPN\u2019s WNBA television ratings improved\u00a0by 170 percent compared to last season, going from averaging 454,000 viewers per game to 1.2 million.<\/p>\n<p>With the increase in popularity has come a greater influence on social media, and while that can be a good thing in terms of growing the game, it also opens the door for negativity and disrespect.<\/p>\n<p>As much as the actions of some on social media have cast a black cloud over the WNBA playoffs, the remaining teams have a chance to deliver one of the most exciting and competitive postseasons of all time.<\/p>\n<p>The top four seeds all swept their way through the first round, setting the stage for the No. 1 New York Liberty to face the No. 4 Las Vegas Aces and the No. 2 Minnesota Lynx to face the No. 3 Sun.<\/p>\n<p>A\u2019ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Sabrina Ionescu and Kelsey Plum are among the stars still in contention, and they figure to deliver some memorable performances on the WNBA\u2019s biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Alyssa Thomas vented how much she hates Caitlin Clark and her fans, voiced how she doesn\u2019t want them in the WNBA. 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