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The founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, pushed allegations that “hateful comments” were made towards Angel Reese during the Chicago sky match against Indiana fever.
The WNBA launched an investigation on Sunday. The remarks were made towards the second year Sky Star in the match on Saturday, according to the Associated Press. The League said that it “strongly condemns racism, hatred and discrimination in all forms”.
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The Heaven of Chicago Angel Reese, n ° 5, seeks to shoot a basket on Saturday May 17, 2025 during a match between Indiana fever and Chicago sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (Grace Smith-Indystar via Imagn Images)
No specificity has been presented, and Portnoy has no doubt to know if the comments occurred and have hypothesized that the Internet trolls could have been behind. Portnoy was in the match at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse and SAT short in a Caitlin Clark jersey.
Portnoy said in a video published on his account that the only “hatred” he had seen came from Reese against Clark after the fever star hit Reese with a fault in the third quarter. Reese told Clark with category that she did not love her. Clark received a blatant fault but said that there was “no malicious intention” behind her.
“Listen, I was in the game. If there was someone who was racist or saying to-obviously start them. Never let them come back,” said Portnoy. “I would be amazed beyond the belief if it was. … The crowd of the game of fever? Little girls, families, ladies, a beautiful crowd. Have we been crazy when Angel Reese attacked Cailtin Clark without reason? Yeah. Yeah. We were drinking? Yeah. Is it sporty? Yeah.
“For the WNBA, and now Indiana fever, to publish declarations:” We are investigating: “Unless something so absurd has happened that no one in the stadium saw-there is no ounce of evidence, there is no video of it, there is no phone phone of it, unless something to paint the fever Indiana, as, as” “, Once again, Indiana’s fever, as, as, as, saying” in study of hatred “, which is once again that the fever Indiana has rotten fever, as, as well as, as regards, by investigating hatred”, which is once again that the fever India by recognizing “we do not tolerate hatred” Complete bulls —, you lend the credibility. “”
The founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, looks at the dashboard on Saturday May 17, 2025 during a match between the fever of the Indiana and the sky of Chicago in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (Grace Smith-Indystar via Imagn Images)
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Portnoy added that the crowd was good and that Reese “deserved” to be at least hué but had a message for the WNBA.
“Angel Reese deserved to make him one-hué when she attacked Caitlin on a normal fault,” he said. “Apart from that, what are you talking about? The WNBA, talk about killing the golden goose. As, you are lucky that you are Caitlin Clark. You are lucky that you have the fever of Indiana.
“And for fever, by passing, to even turn off this declaration, I will eat my words if you find an iota, or if there is even one person who does something. Being in this crowd, see this crowd, be at the game, zero zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, luck that there is real to that. And you add validity when you recognize the declaration,” hate.
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) also published a statement on the issue.
“The WNBPA is aware of the hateful comments reports in yesterday’s match in Indianapolis and supports WNBA’s current investigation into this issue. Such behavior is unacceptable in our sport,” the statement said. “As part of the WNBA” No Space for Hate “policy, we trust the League to invest carefully and take fast and appropriate measures to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all.”
The Indiana Caitlin Clark fever goalkeeper, n ° 22, and the Chicago Sky Angel Reese striker, # 5, shake hands before the match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
The fever acknowledged that the investigation was taking place, just like the sky.
“We will do everything in our power to protect the players of Chicago Sky, and we encourage the League to continue taking significant measures to create a safe environment for all WNBA players,” said Sky CEO Adam Fox.
Heaven and fever have four other matches on the file this season.
