Barely a minute into the New York Liberty’s final game of the 2025 season, a familiar sight reared its ugly head. One of the team’s starters was crumpled on the floor. This time, it was Leonie Fiebich, who was clutching her midsection in pain after taking a knee to the ribs. It was a cruel reminder of the year that has been for New York, when the good vibes of its title defense lasted all of nine games before the first ... Read more
WNBA slaps Caitlin Clark with a $200 fine for referee remark but her casual comeback sparks debate.BT
Caitlin Clark was fined $200 by the WNBA for a comment she made on Instagram regarding referees following the Indiana Fever's 77-60 win over the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The comments in question were in response to the Fever's official account posting photos of the team's bench celebrating during their Game 2 victory with the caption "the bench was ROCKIN' ... Read more
After nine months of silence Celtics legend Bob Cousy finally spoke on Caitlin Clark and his words froze the studio.BT
He walked into the ESPN studio slowly, cane in one hand, a folded notecard in the other. Bob Cousy — 95 years old, a Celtics legend, a Hall of Famer from a different era — wasn’t supposed to be the headline that morning. The segment was meant to be about Celtics history, about the anniversary of Bill Russell’s final championship run. A warm tribute. Nostalgia. Nothing more. 00:00 00:00 01:31 But the moment Cousy ... Read more
The league thought $900 ended the story but the real fallout began when fans turned the tables on her old team.BT
The email didn’t make a sound. arrow_forward_ios Read more 00:00 00:03 01:31 It arrived just before 10:00 a.m. — buried in a chain of internal correspondence marked “disciplinary review.” The subject line was short: “Player fine — processed.” No name. No headline. Just three PDF attachments and a quiet line in the body of the message: “Please process $900 penalty, effective immediately.” Inside the ... Read more
Sophie Cunningham gets fined for her words while the league ignores a far more dangerous problem.BT
No warning. No lead-up. No official press conference. 00:00 00:00 01:31 Just a quiet announcement buried in the WNBA’s daily media report: Sophie Cunningham, fined for “conduct detrimental to the league” after her comments following last Sunday’s game. That was it. No mention of what she said. No explanation of how those five minutes after the game suddenly became a disciplinary issue. But fans noticed. ... Read more