Stephanie White Condemns Online Hate Against Alyssa Thomas After 111-109 Fever-Mercury Flashpoint
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Stephanie White Condemns Online Hate Against Alyssa Thomas After 111-109 Fever-Mercury Flashpoint
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
Stephanie White used her opening remarks Wednesday to call online abuse aimed at Alyssa Thomas “absolutely unacceptable,” citing racism, homophobia and broader toxicity around the WNBA.
White said the abuse was largely coming from people using the league and its players to push “divisive agendas,” adding she did not believe most of it came from WNBA or Indiana Fever fans.
The comments followed fallout from Phoenix’s 111-109 win over Indiana on June 24, when Thomas was criticized over an incident involving Caitlin Clark and later said she had received death threats.
Thomas said the reaction had painted players as “thugs,” while WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert separately issued a statement condemning all forms of hate as the league faces another scrutiny test around Clark-related flashpoints.