{"id":107298,"date":"2024-09-26T20:43:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107298"},"modified":"2024-09-26T20:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:43:40","slug":"wnba-denounces-negative-messages-sent-to-players-after-dijonai-carrington-receives-threatening-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107298","title":{"rendered":"WNBA denounces negative messages sent to players after DiJonai Carrington receives threatening email"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UNCASVILLE, Conn. \u2014 On what should have been a celebratory night for the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"667\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/sun\/\">Connecticut Sun<\/a>, as they advanced to their sixth consecutive <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/\">WNBA<\/a> semifinals by eliminating the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"668\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/fever\/\">Indiana Fever<\/a> in a first-round sweep, some ugliness instead crept in.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA, in a statement issued Wednesday night, denounced the negative messages sent to players online after Sun guard <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"pvivGSwCDGUpCkDp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/dijonai-carrington-pvivGSwCDGUpCkDp\/\">DiJonai Carrington<\/a> shared a threatening email she received. The email posted on Carrington\u2019s Instagram story included a racial slur and the threat of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we welcome a growing fan base, the WNBA will not tolerate racist, derogatory, or threatening comments made about players, teams and anyone affiliated with the league,\u201d the statement read. \u201cLeague security is actively monitoring threat-related activity and will work directly with teams and arenas to take appropriate measures, to include involving law enforcement, as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrington didn\u2019t comment on the incident after the 87-81 victory. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"lgr61ov1K3bO9Qji\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/alyssa-thomas-lgr61ov1K3bO9Qji\/\">Alyssa Thomas<\/a>, Carrington\u2019s teammate, pointed at Indiana Fever fans for being behind the increased vitriol she said players have faced this year. The league has experienced a boost in fandom with the arrival of Fever rookie <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"HFYx9YAvtq3ozzSb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/caitlin-clark-HFYx9YAvtq3ozzSb\/\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"666\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/team\/sky\/\">Chicago Sky<\/a> rookie <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"f6dqlhDhkYXdsdC5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/angel-reese-f6dqlhDhkYXdsdC5\/\">Angel Reese<\/a>, but WNBA players also have discussed throughout the year that the rise in attention has also invited toxicity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a lot of nonsense. I think in my 11-year career, I\u2019ve never experienced the racial comments (like I have) from the Indiana Fever fan base,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI\u2019ve never been called the things that I\u2019ve been called on social media, and there\u2019s no place for it. Basketball is headed in a great direction. But we don\u2019t want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indiana coach Christie Sides also talked after the game about the \u201churtful, hateful speech\u201d her team endured throughout the year. Fever forward <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"EkQdVLEGwMrY1ZVE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/aliyah-boston-EkQdVLEGwMrY1ZVE\/\">Aliyah Boston<\/a> said earlier this season that she deleted her social media accounts to avoid negative comments being sent to her.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas called on the WNBA to do something to \u201ccheck\u201d the fans who participated in this kind of discourse. Sun coach Steph White said she thought online trolls had shaped the narratives of the league and that she hoped the media who cover the league could reframe the focus on the game itself.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Clark denounced fans using her name to spread hate. \u201cEverybody in our world deserves the same amount of respect,\u201d Clark said in June. \u201cThe women in our league deserve the same amount of respect, so people should not be using my name to push those agendas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite Clark\u2019s denunciation, fans have gone after her opponents. After <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"iIzOVm6RQTUbXe6T\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/wnba\/player\/diamond-deshields-iIzOVm6RQTUbXe6T\/\">Diamond DeShields<\/a> committed a flagrant foul on Clark at the end of a blowout, there was a post on social media that said \u201cThat tumor should\u2019ve took her out\u201d about a tumor DeShields had to have removed from her spinal cord in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Carrington, who has been a consistent foil for Clark since matching up against the rookie on opening night, posted on X on Aug. 28: \u201cthe indiana fever have the nastiest fans in the W. ew.\u201d Earlier this month, Reese also pointed to Clark\u2019s fans for sending her hateful messages.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5759461\/2024\/09\/10\/wnba-wnbpa-cathy-engelbert-comments\/\">in an interview on CNBC\u2019s \u201cPower Lunch\u201d<\/a> about the menacing turn that online conversations about the league have taken. She initially focused on the boon that rivalries have created for the WNBA\u2019s business rather than condemning negative fan behavior.<\/p>\n<p>After facing criticism from WNBA players, Engelbert apologized for missing the mark.<\/p>\n<h2>Required reading<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo: Alika Jenner \/ Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5795621\/2024\/09\/26\/wnba-dijonai-carrington-negative-online-messages\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNCASVILLE, Conn. \u2014 On what should have been a celebratory night for the Connecticut Sun, as they advanced to their sixth consecutive WNBA semifinals by eliminating the Indiana Fever in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107298\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}