Is the WNBA a content machine, or what?! Credit where it's due, this league just won't quit.The summertime is their time, and they're not letting it go to waste.Let's dive in.Reese and the Atlanta Dream defeated the Toronto Tempo, 111-92, Friday night.
Reese finished with 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting, adding 12 rebounds.She was dominant.
I'm not here to disparage Reese's play on the floor, because it was excellent.The stats don't lie.As they say, the numbers are the numbers.
Well done, Angel.Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese talks with game official Tiara Cruse after a play against the Toronto Tempo during the second half at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario.John E.
Sokolowski-Imagn Images (John E.Sokolowski/Imagn Images)Now, it didn't come without controversy.
You always need controversy in the WNBA, and it usually has to do with racism.That's the buzz word right now.Reese and Tempo forward Nyara Sabally collided late in the game, with Sabally suffering a rib injury but ultimately being called for a shooting foul.
She eventually had to be helped off the court.While she was still down, Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello came over to plead her case to the officials, and a hot mic picked up part of the conversation.That's when Brondello called Reese a "protected species," thus sending the WNBA world into a frenzy because, of course, it was deemed racial.Take a listen:"Calling a black woman a species ..." one fan posted on X, to which Reese replied, "ARE WE SURPRISED?!" while also tagging Brondello in the post.Right on cue! A tale as old as time.Here's the thing: This wasn't a racist comment.Come on.
Context, as always, is important when it comes to these things.Usually, that's when common sense prevails.Sandy Brondello is Australian.
A quick Google search would've shown that the term "protected species" is slang over there for someone who gets preferential treatment.Fans were quick to point that out on social media, by the way.
But it fell on deaf ears.Fr...