Episode 313: Divided WNBA

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT WITH GRANT NAPEAR

Grant Napear

Football, Sports, Basketball

4.7 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode I discuss the elephant in the room with the WNBA. I start by letting you listen to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talk about Caitlan Clark who has received a lot of media attention. I think it is such a shame that in 2024 we are still talking about someone's race and sexuality. Who Cares? I also think the biggest issue on this topic is primarily the media. I read a column from Phil Mushnick of the NY post who is one of the few who isn't afraid to tell it like it is. I will not be watching the WNBA. The last few weeks has turned me off to their product. I will stick to watching women's basketball on the collegiate level! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now, Grand Napier. And hi again everybody welcome to another episode of if you don't like that brought to you apart by New Works
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0:41.3	New Works Plumbing, they've got a fix for you. The W MBA has been in the news a lot.
0:47.2	They have been getting a lot of publicity, but in my opinion, for the wrong reasons.
0:53.0	Why don't we start with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at a press conference
0:57.1	before game one of the NBA finals?
1:00.3	I was curious for your reaction to the hard foul Caitlin Clark took last week and then more broadly if you have any concerns
1:08.0	About her first couple of weeks in the in the league
1:18.4	I'll leave the specific question about the foul to my colleague Commissioner Engelbert. I mean I, other than as a fan obviously, you know, there's's it's not nothing new in basketball that
1:25.4	there's sort of welcome to the league moments especially for heralded rookies but
1:29.5	of course I want to see Caitlin treated fairly and appropriately in the league.
1:34.4	I would say it seems like she can take care of herself.
1:36.7	She's a tough player.
1:39.0	I think it may be lost on some people who are new to basketball in terms of a little bit of the
1:43.2	controversy in the WMBA. What an incredible talent she is, you know, two final fours,
1:48.3	leading score, history of college basketball. So I look forward to watching her ongoing
1:55.0	development in a league. I think ultimately this is very healthy for women's
1:58.5	basketball in the W MBA. It's generating tremendous additional interest in
2:02.4	fairness to the other players and fairness to Commissioner Engelbert
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