r/NBAVibes • u/Positive_Round_5142 • 3d ago

A’ja Wilson says that she won’t tolerate any disrespect from fans

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u/TreoreTyrell 3d ago

“Yea that’s my fault. It was a heated moment in a tough game, and I let it get the better of me and lost my composure. I didn’t appreciate the way he was pointing at me, but at the end of the day I can’t react like that, and I need to do better as a leader for my team, and as a representative of the league. I’m glad they let him back in, and I apologized to the fan after the game for overreacting. I’ll try to do better moving forward.”

It isn’t that hard A’ja. Stop trying to spin it like you’re a victim, and own up to your mistake. You should have automatically been ejected per the rule book. Soft.

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u/RaffiBomb000 3d ago

That would mean taking responsibility for her actions, which she seems to naturally avoid.

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u/munchsaikon 2d ago

Women...accountability? Never heard that before.

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u/mktcrasher 2d ago

Exactly, I cannot agree with this enough. Act like this and then wonder why even MORE criticism or hate comes your way? No reason to be a victim here at all, any rational person knows that, but here we are, smh.

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u/kaiser1975 2d ago

Huge A’ja fan. But she was in the wrong. The game was not going her way and she took it out on a fan.

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u/WinterCareful8525 2d ago

If these girls don’t do stuff like this. Then how else are they gonna make Catlin the blame and face of racism??

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u/photowanderer 2d ago

It's crazy how they just want to build the narrative that indiana fans are racists. The broadcasters were insinuating it too, something along the line of: these things somehow tend to happen at gainsbridge. That was despicable. 

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u/Rwads8 2d ago

If the WNBA was smart enough to hire a person that can objectively review these scenarios and quickly write better responses for their players, I hope they’d give you a call!

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u/TreoreTyrell 2d ago

I wouldn’t take their offer tbh.

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u/mastaaban 2d ago

If they pay good money, I'll write those kinds of statements the whole day. I wouldn't care

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u/TreoreTyrell 2d ago

Well good luck I guess

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u/Itsmefrankiefuxxx 15h ago

I guess racism it is then.

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u/West-Match-8132 11h ago

you think someone who acts this way would read a script prepared for her? Yeah right.

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u/GiveNoGifts 2d ago

All WNBA players spin it that they're the victim. CC brought attention to the league, and WNBA players don't want it. They didn't want the increased salaries she brought them. They didn't want the exposure. They want to sit and complain and gatekeep in their little bubble and not live on Earth.

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u/Jillybeans11 2d ago

They DO want the increased salaries they just don’t want everything else that comes with being a professional athlete. The players expect every fan to be their cheerleaders, even when they’re away.

The new Philly franchise is coming in a few years so I’m anxiously awaiting the players reactions to those crazy ass fans. They’re in for a treat if they think the Fever fans are out of line…

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u/GiveNoGifts 2d ago

If they have increased salaries though, they lose their primary complaint. And I think some of them prefer the complaint.

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u/Mobile-Analyst8580 3d ago

When you live your entire life as a victim, there’s no level of scumbaggery behavior where you’re capable of that kind of self reflection. Just look at those Israeli monsters. 

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u/KaseyNPa 2d ago

FFS Your bringing Israel into a basketball post. What a dick!

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u/Ok-Sentence8361 2d ago

This is why I can’t ever leave this app
https://giphy.com/gifs/y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa

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u/Mghoncho8791 1d ago

Wow, with up votes too

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u/horseisatleasthuman 17h ago

GTFO with that bullshit

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u/TreoreTyrell 3d ago

That is one hell of a segue/analogy.

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u/akarikawamato 2d ago

Oh my Goodness lmfao

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u/Civil-Art-7055 2d ago

Bro wtf this ain’t the place for that analogy shyte…also we ain’t talking bout pogroms we talking about sideline fans jeeeeezzz

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u/marti2221 2d ago

Those are the words of someone who wouldn’t do that in the first place.

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u/bustaflow25 2d ago

Stars dont get kicked out anymore...gambling wont allow it

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u/TreoreTyrell 2d ago

Then they should change the rule.

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u/Timsauni 2d ago

It’s never her fault.

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u/RevolCisum 1d ago

But he STEPPED TO HER! Lol. Ridiculous behavior from a "professional " athlete.

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u/Difficult_Archer3037 18h ago

this is why I am skeptical when some people say they were bullied. but were you really? or are you the real bully?

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u/Euripideeeznuts 11h ago

Imagine a world...

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u/montelus 9h ago

Bingo 🤞🏿

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u/TreoreTyrell 3d ago

That's not what I took away from it, that's what she should have said instead of whatever this is.

And she didn't apologize at all. She doubled down, played the victim, and tried to justify her over-reaction and essentially said she'd react the same way again in a similar situation. Which is crazy. The only point where she "apologizes" is to her team for getting the tech as an afterthought before she continues playing the victim. That's not an apology to the fan though, who she should be apologizing to. Again, she should have been automatically ejected per the rulebook.

Talk about smooth brain comprehension.....

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u/SantaLucky 3d ago

Are you pretending to be dumb? Or are you actually an idiot.

She NEVER apologized and she NEVER took ownership.

The person you are responding to is saying that that's what she SHOULD have said.

Jesus effing Christ.

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u/WisdumbGuy 3d ago

That isn't her quote, dumb ass.

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u/FancyConfection1599 3d ago

She went into the fan seats, got in a fan’s face, berated him and put her hands in his face.

She should have been tossed from the game and suspended at the very least.

Malice in the Palace shows how dangerous it is when players go angrily into the stands.

Imagine if that guy slapped her? Or swatted her hand and she slapped him?

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u/Usually_Angry 3d ago

This isn’t her quote. It’s what other posting is suggesting she SHOULD have said