The WNBA has done it again. In its never-ending pursuit to burn whatever middling success it may have to the ground, the still unprofitable women's basketball league has released the findings of its latest investigation into alleged "racism" at its games. Shock and shocks, and you might want to sit down for this, they found no evidence to support the claim that fans of second-year phenom Caitlin Clark shouted racial slurs at self-rebounding expert Angel Reese.
For those that have been following this saga, and let's be honest, you probably haven't been, the controversy arose after Clark's Indiana Fever throttled Reese's Chicago Sky earlier in May. Let's just say the latter didn't have a great game, and she didn't hide her frustration.
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Instead of taking her drubbing with some class, Reese made a familiar allegation: That fans had said racist things to her from the stands. What was she supposedly called? She didn't bother to say.
Reese was asked earlier this month if she was able to provide the WNBA with details about the incident. She did not offer specifics on if she had done so, saying "that's not a me question." She also did not reveal what type of comments were made, or any other specifics about what prompted the investigation.
But moments earlier, in that same availability with reporters, Reese said she was receiving widespread support from across the league because of the alleged incident.
"Obviously, there's no place in this league for that," Reese said at that time. "I think the WNBA and our team and our organization has done a great job supporting me. ... Going through this whole process, if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone."
How is it "not a me question" when it was Reese who said it happened? At that point, the WNBA should have walked away from the ordeal instead of lending credibility to it, but when "racism" is involved, the entire world must stop spinning. So we got yet another drawn-out investigation, and the results were predictable.
The WNBA says it cannot substantiate claims that racist fan behavior took place during a game in Indianapolis between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever earlier this month.
The league said its investigation included gathering information from fans, team and arena staff, as well as an "audio and video review of the game."
"We appreciate the quick action by the league and the Indiana Fever to take this matter seriously and to investigate," Chicago Sky CEO and President Adam Fox said in a statement. "This process demonstrates the league's strong stance on stopping hate at all WNBA games and events, and we will continue to support those efforts."
This is now at least the second time Reese has made allegations of racism that have turned out to be unsubstantiated. A league that valued its fans would apologize for playing along and vow to use more scrutiny in the future. But the WNBA doesn't value its relatively few fans, many of whom are only hanging around because of the hype surrounding Clark. It values virtue signaling for its loudest, most race-obsessed players, including Reese.
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