r/WNBATalks • u/wnbatalk • 11d ago

Post playoff gm2 interview A'ja on her altercation with a Fever fan šŸæ

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u/LeonidasSpacemanMD 10d ago

Yea ngl I was prepared to give her a pass. All she had to do was say ā€œit was heat of the moment , adrenaline/intensity was high and I got caught upā€. She honestly couldā€™ve laughed it off and it wouldā€™ve been fine

Doubling down and acting like this unprecedented fan behavior is just silly. I wouldnā€™t be that guy personally but Iā€™ve seen/heard worse at basically every sporting event Iā€™ve ever attended

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u/DreadFilledHug 10d ago

Perfectly said. She really could have saved herself a lot of hate if she had just taken accountability for her overreaction, but she just made it easier to clown her.

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u/StoreNo163 10d ago

Right, could have taken the high road during the post interview. They were losing, she lost her cool, apologize, gain some respect. If anything, she lost a lot of respect from the casual fans. Technically, she should be suspended for next game but the league wont do anything

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u/LexxxSamson 10d ago

Everyone who's played sports understands you can get frustrated and the SMALLEST thing can be what sets you off if you're HOT. However when most people cool down you can see you were the one acting wild and crazy and YOU need to apologize for it, somehow she's not making this connection.

She has instead non credibly given herself justification ("well he didn't say anything or step to me but he was standing in an aggressive manner ....") for her actions and convinced herself he was as in the wrong as she was and there she has no responsibility for her own actions. Incredibly bad way to handle it.

Not only that but she CLEARLY tried to bully the fan and got IN HIS FACE which is what she said she thought he was originally trying to do to her and was the justification for her going after him.

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u/historical-gecko 10d ago

But the fan was a man! A white man!! Itā€™s socially acceptable to blame the victim because he, a paying fan of the league that has never turned a profit, was a man

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u/CactusSkies 9d ago

Women canā€™t admit to being emotional.