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The founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, retreated the accusations that hate comments “were made towards Angel Reese during the Chicago Sky game against Indiana Fever.
The WNBA launched an investigation on Sunday. According to Associated Press, the comments were made to the star of the second year sky during Saturday’s confrontation. The League said that “racism, hatred and discrimination in all forms.”
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Chicago striker Sky, Angel Reese, #5, seeks to shoot a basket on Saturday, May 17, 2025 during a game between Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (Grace Smith-Indistar through Imagn images)
There were no details, and Portnoy doubted whether the comments occurred and speculated that the Internet trolls could have been behind him. Portnoy was in the game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse and sat on the court on a Caitlin Clark shirt.
Portnoy said in a video posted in his account X that the only “hate” he saw came from Reese against Clark after the fever star hit Reese with a strong foul in the third quarter. Reese let Clark know emphatically that he didn’t like it. Clark received a flagrant fault, but said that “there was no malicious intention” behind this.
“Listening, I was in the game. If there was someone being racist or said s —, I obviously torn them. Never let them return,” Portnoy said. “I would be surprised beyond belief if that were the case … The crowd in the fever game? Girls, families, ladies, good crowd. Were we angry when Angel Reese attacked Cailtin Clark for no reason? Yes. Do we abchaw it? Yes. Is it sports?
“For the WNBA, and now for Indiana’s fever, to issue statements: ‘We are investigating’, unless something so absurd happened that nobody in the stadium Vio, there is no ounce of proof, there is no video of it, there is no phone with a camera with a camera, unless something has happened, what I do not know. When we recognize ‘we do not tolerate hatred’, and we do not see that this was a rumor of the internet of the internet founded. —, you are providing credit to this. “
The founder of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, analyzes the score on Saturday, May 17, 2025 during a game between Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (Grace Smith-Indistar through Imagn images)
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Portnoy added that the crowd was good and that he “deserved” at least being booed, but had a message for the WNBA.
“Angel Reese deserved to get it, boo when he attacked Caitlin in a normal offense,” he said. “Apart from that, what are you talking about? The WNBA talks about killing the golden goose. As you are lucky that they have Caitlin Clark. You are lucky that they have the Indiana fever. It makes the league relevant. All you do is S — in them.
“And for the fever, by the way, even to get that statement, I will eat my words if you find an iota, or if there is even a person who is doing something. Being in that crowd, seeing that crowd, being in the game, zero zero point, zero, zero, zero, zero possibilities that there is some truth to this. And you add validity when you recognize the statement,” we do not condon hate. “There was no hatred.
The National Association of Women’s Basketball (WNBPA) also issued a statement on the subject.
“The WNBPA is aware of the hate comments reports in yesterday’s game in Indianapolis and supports the current WNBA research on this matter. Such behavior is unacceptable in our sport,” the statement said. “According to the policy of ‘No Space For Hate’ of the WNBA, we trust the League to investigate and take thorough measures and appropriate and appropriate measures to guarantee a safe and cozy environment for all.”
Indiana’s fever guard, Caitlin Clark, #22, and Chicago striker Sky Sky, Angel Reese, #5, shake hands before the game in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (Images of Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn)
The fever acknowledged that the investigation was taking place, just like heaven.
“We will do everything within our reach to protect Chicago Sky players, and we encourage the League to continue taking significant steps to create a safe atmosphere for all WNBA players,” said Sky CEO, Adam Fox.
Heaven and fever have four more confrontations in the file this season.
