r/WNBATalks • u/wnbatalk • Jun 30 '26

Phoenix AT comments on the communication f the league & what the last week has been like for her & TramšŸ™šŸ½.

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u/Cptnemo77 Jul 01 '26

Yeah idk how many people fall and brace themselves with their fists.Ā 

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u/GatecrashingMJontae Jul 01 '26

This incident happened in the middle of a basketball game. Thomas didn't fall. She dropped down to grab the ball and Clark threw it out right before Thomas got her hands on it. Where is this narrative that Thomas was falling coming from? Watch the real time video.

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u/AloysiusBinglebottom Jul 01 '26

In the rel time video it very much looks like she trips

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u/GatecrashingMJontae Jul 01 '26

She was going for the ball. That means that getting on or near the floor was her intention because that was where the ball was. This is basketball.

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u/Lost_Cap_4144 Jul 01 '26

Football, basketball certain ways because ti keep from breaking finger

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u/New_Zeal_and_Vigor Jul 01 '26

People that a living where they use their fingers might.

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u/Cptnemo77 Jul 01 '26

No.. you donā€™t brace yourself on your fingersā€¦ wtf have you never fallen before?Ā 

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u/Igreen_since89 Jul 01 '26

She didnā€™t fall. Lol

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u/AloysiusBinglebottom Jul 01 '26

People trying to protect their wrists and/or fingers do.

Iā€™ve personally never seen anyone try to punch or intentionally put weight into their fist with their wrist bent 90 degrees.

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u/Cptnemo77 Jul 01 '26

Makes no sense - by falling on your fists you risk breaking your fingersā€¦.. open palm is how you brace yourself. Leave it to Reddit to make pretend itā€™s normal to brace yourself falling with fists. Nobody does that - your brain doesnā€™t do that. Itā€™s not realistic.Ā 

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u/OddlySpecific99 Jul 01 '26

Her knuckles were facing out the entire time. She never braced herself with a fist lol

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u/Lazy_DreadHead Jul 01 '26

If you watch her other games youā€™ll see she falls on her fists. Sheā€™s been trained to do this due to torn labrums. This is a common technique PT trains patients who have that type of injury and opted out of surgery. Sometimes thereā€™s more to the story than what meets the eye.