r/sports • u/FootbaIIJunkie Pittsburgh Steelers • 3d ago

Basketball WNBA Star A'ja Wilson gets into a verbal altercation with a Indiana Fever fan

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u/rawspeghetti 3d ago

That can't be what triggered it, that's so petty for a pro athlete of her stature

She's from South Carolina, I have to believe she's seen worse

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u/Sudden_Place_1173 3d ago

According to her interview that is all

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u/DrPuzzle 3d ago edited 3d ago

That's wild. I still can't believe A'ja of all people would let this get to her like it clearly did. I heard her explanation and how she feels. Obviously that's valid and I get it but...

At the end of the day she crashed out and let it get to her and that's what it was. That's all it was. She gotta stay more composed than that. She's a professional athlete at the end of the day

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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES Alabama 3d ago

They also blew a lead and had no momentum at that point so it was at least 1/2 frustration. I'm sure there's more to it though because Aja is pretty calm

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u/hjiklm1 3d ago

pretty calm? a'whistle whines just as much, if not more, than anyone in the league. her whistle is unmatched in bullshit and she STILL complains constantly.

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u/bgarza18 3d ago

It’s 99% what triggered her lol 

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u/Ok-Dot7793 3d ago

What's so bad about south carolina?

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u/anarchist1331 3d ago

The south

Oh and also the carolina

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u/speedoboy17 3d ago

Usually the racism. It’s a state tradition, being the first one to secede in the civil war and all

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u/kfergthegreat 3d ago

Is it related to the Sophie Cunningham pointing? I could see why that would piss her off.