The WNBA is becoming the WWE

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The WNBA needs to get the violence under control. I get that CC has been good marketing, but honestly all the fighting and hard flagrant violent fouls feel like a marketing ploy. I hope that’s all it is, a show to improve viewership. Because if it’s not, then the league, the refs, the coaches, the players need to be held responsible when a true life changing injury happens. The men’s league isn’t nearly this violent, college women’s ball isn’t this violent. And I’m not taking side on the CC-AR beef (I have an opinion but it’s not relevant here), this is about the league being irresponsible with player safety and encouraging violence and injury.

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  2. What_the_8 Avatar

    They needed something to bring in fans, layups and no dunks wasn’t gonna cut it.

  3. NSA_van_3 Avatar

    They did just get rid of the commissioner, but idk if it’s related to that, or just Caitlyn Clark stuff..idk, my youtube feed randomly shows me Caitlyn Clark stuff because I looked something up, and now everything is sayin stuff happens because of her

  4. AmItheonlySaneperson Avatar

    The men’s league should be more violent. They’re all nepotism sissies now 

  5. Naos210 Avatar

    It’s ironic given people used to say the opposite. The WNBA is all boring cause it isn’t all aggressive like the NBA.

    But then when it does people have a problem.

  6. Expert_Author_741 Avatar

    No. This is how they always have been, We only pretend to care now because they finally have their Larry Bird.

  7. xBOCEPHUSx Avatar

    And no one watches those leagues. More violence, less free throws.

  8. FreeKevinBrown Avatar

    America is already the WWE.

  9. admiralgoodtimes Avatar

    Do you have a problem with football and its injuries? What’s the difference?

  10. kickflipsandbiscuits Avatar

    They’ll have to start stripping to ever get me to tune in

  11. DillFunk1 Avatar

    >I get that CC has been good marketing

    How does closed captioning help the WNBA marketing?

  12. Old_Goat_Ninja Avatar

    The WNBA is about to get more famous IMO. They have Clark who is the new hero of the game. Love her or hate her, she’s good. Then you have Reese who hates it, she hates that this white girl comes in and is all everyone can talk about. Reese isn’t silent about it either. So now, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the WNBA has their hero and villain arc, a rivalry people want to see.

  13. QuarterEmotional6805 Avatar

    So you would like women to stop being catty.

    Have you tried writing a well written letter to the WNBA?

  14. Blathithor Avatar

    They made the mistake of getting real basketball fans to watch. Sportscenter all day fans.

  15. Major_Enthusiasm1099 Avatar

    It’s the only way they can hope to generate revenue