Present position:WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on players >>Text
WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on players
Credit Card Protection Policies9842Have read
About WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on players WN...
WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on players
WNBPA Executive Director Terri Jackson said social media harassment "demands immediate action"
By Jack Maloney • 3 min readThe Women's National Basketball Players Association, through executive director Terri Jackson, issued a statement on Tuesday regarding an answer commissioner Cathy Engelbert gave during an interview with CNBC's "Power Lunch" earlier in the day.
Engelbert was asked about the rise in racist and homophobic comments toward players on social media, particularly in regards to the rivalry between star rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Or, at least, the rivalry between their supporters online.
Here is Engelbert's answer in full:
One thing that's great about the league right now, we do sit at the intersection of culture and sports and fashion and music. WNBA players are really looked at now as cultural icons. When you have that, you have a lot of attention on you. There's no more apathy. Everybody cares. It is a little of that Bird-Magic moment, if you recall from 1979, when those two rookies came in from a big college rivalry, one white, one black. So we have that moment with these two.
But the one thing I know about sports, you need rivalries. That's what makes people watch. They want to watch games of consequence between games of rivals. They don't want everybody being nice to one another.
Social media is different today than it was in 1979, when it didn't exist. I always tell the players, I was told a long time ago if someone's typing something in and you wouldn't ask their advice, ignore it. It's a balance. But certainly from marketing dollars, corporate partners are stepping up to endorse these players much more so than they were five years ago, because they see the benefit of having women and diverse women representing their brand.
Engelbert faced immediate criticism for failing to stand up for the players and instead focusing on the attention and money that Clark and Reese are bringing to the league. By the evening the WNBPA had weighed in on the situation. Here is Jackson's statement in full:
Tags:
Reprinted :Welcome friends to share to the network, but please explain the source of the article“Credit Card Protection Policies”。http://aqntz.feilaokan.com/dtpgg43.html
Related articles
Caitlin Clark told her coach Team USA 'woke a monster' by not picking her for Olympic team
WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on playersCaitlin Clark told her coach Team USA 'woke a monster' by not picking her for Olympic team Th...
Read more
WATCH: Bizarre play gets overturned from home run to double as Marlins snap Padres' winning streak
WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on playersWATCH: Bizarre play gets overturned from home run to double as Marlins snap Padres' winning streak...
Read more
NHL Power Rankings: Auston Matthews lifts Maple Leafs into top 10 with scoring barrage
WNBPA calls out Cathy Engelbert for interview answer about social media attacks on playersNHL Power Rankings: Auston Matthews lifts Maple Leafs into top 10 with scoring barrage Matthe...
Read more
Top Article
- Aces' Candace Parker becomes first player in WNBA history to win titles with three different teams
- Erick Fedde traded to Cardinals, Tommy Edman to Dodgers in three
- Another Saudi signing? Cristiano Ronaldo pushing Al
- Lightning's Cole Koepke opts to wear neck guard following Adam Johnson's death
- 2024 NBA Draft: Caleb Love withdraws, will return to Arizona for its first season in Big 12
- Gabriel Moreno injury: Diamondbacks catcher leaves game vs. Guardians with strained groin
Latest News
Caitlin Clark officially declares for 2024 WNBA Draft: Iowa star expected to go No. 1 to Fever
North Carolina 2024
Gabriel Moreno injury: Diamondbacks catcher leaves game vs. Guardians with strained groin
What channel is F1 race on today? TV schedule, start time for 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2024 NHL playoff schedule: Panthers topple the Lightning in five games to advance
WATCH: Bizarre play gets overturned from home run to double as Marlins snap Padres' winning streak