‘You Have Seen Hate-Filled and Racist Speech Skyrocket’: WNBA Players Are Fed Up With Hateful Caitlin Clark Fans’ Social Media Attacks and Wants The League To Stop It

The WNBA released a statement condemning the allegations of racism and other hateful messages players have received over the course of a season that has changed the face of the WNBA forever.After sweeping Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever out of the playoffs, Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas dished the blame on Fever fans, who have gained a reputation for crossing the line when it comes to their support and defense of CC. Following the team’s win, Thomas’ teammate DiJonai Carrington — a known archnemesis of Clark — revealed on Instagram a despicable, racially-charged email she had received. Thomas spoke about the challenging experience she had this season, dealing with social media villains, after the Sun’s win. “We’ve been professional throughout the whole entire thing, but I’ve never been called the things that I’ve been calling on social media, and there’s no place for it,” Thomas said. “Basketball is headed in a great direction, but no, we don’t want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names.” Thomas isn’t making this up, and TSL has reported on several instances where Carrington, especially was the target of racial slurs and attacks based upon her contentious on-court relationship...