Dave Portnoy thinks WNBA st on Caitlin Clark with racism investigation after Angel Reese drama

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy called the racism claims against Angel Reese “bullsh–t” and attacked the WNBA for giving “credence” to an “internet rumor” while claiming all the league does is “s–t on” Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. The WNBA announced on Sunday that it had launched an investigation into alleged racist comments from a fan or fans toward Reese during Saturday’s season opener between the Fever and Sky, which Indiana won, 93-58.Portnoy was at the game on Saturday and said during a more than three-minute video, which he opened by saying, “Can’t believe I’m making this video,” that there were no racial comments made toward Reese. Warning: Graphic Language“Today I see online, starting last night, just salty trolls, and I don’t even know actually if they’re just Chicago Sky fans, I think they’re just trolls.They’re people who just hate Caitlin Clark,” Portnoy said.

“They’re trolls and they’re like, ‘Of course the Indiana Fever are making monkey sounds and other racist sounds at Angel Reese,’ which is total garbage, totally made up.” The sports media personality also claimed that he had seen videos that had been made of him that were doctored by fans online. Portnoy described the crowd as a “nice crowd” that is made up of  “little girls, families, ladies” at Fever games. “Listen, I was at the game.If there was somebody being racist or saying s–t, I would be stunned beyond belief if that was the case,” he said.He then took aim at the WNBA for its statement and the investigation it opened into the matter, which Portnoy viewed as painting Fever fans in a negative light. “Unless something happened, which I know it didn’t, for them to acknowledge this and kind of paint Indiana Fever fans,…” Portnoy said.

“And say ‘we’re investigating the hate,’ by acknowledging ‘we don’t condone hate’ and not seeing that this was an internet rumor founded of complete bull...