Some WNBA players act like they are the only ones who receive mean social media messages
On Tuesday, Hilton Grand Vacations announced it had fired the man who allegedly sent a racist message to Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray on social media.A day earlier, Gray posted a screenshot of the message on Instagram."People act like we just make this s--- up," she wrote. "And the audacity to tell us as athletes to 'shut up and dribble.'"We're not sure how many people accuse WNBA players of making this "shit up." But the fact that Gray felt the need to show the public is part of the story.Two things are true at once.First, online hate is unfortunate, and most people wish it didn't exist on the scale it does.
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On Tuesday, Hilton Grand Vacations announced it had fired the man who allegedly sent a racist message to Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray on social media.A day earlier, Gray posted a screenshot of the message on Instagram."People act like we just make this s--- up," she wrote. "And the audacity to tell us as athletes to 'shut up and dribble.'"We're not sure how many people accuse WNBA players of making this "shit up." But the fact that Gray felt the need to show the public is part of the story.Two things are true at once.First, online hate is unfortunate, and most people wish it didn't exist on the scale it does. Second, WNBA players are hardly unique in receiving it.One of the strangest developments of the Caitlin Clark era is how some WNBA players speak as if they are the only public figures online trolls target.They aren't.SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM IS THE OPPOSITE OF MOST WNBA PLAYERS. AND THAT'S WHY SHE IS A MEGASTAR | BOBBY BURACKUnfortunately, nearly everyone with a public profile receives hate, harassment, trolling, or even threats.
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- On Tuesday, Hilton Grand Vacations announced it had fired the man who allegedly sent a racist message to Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray on social media.A day earlier, Gray posted a screenshot of the message on Instagram."People act like we just make this s--- up," she wrote. "And the audacity to tell us as athletes to 'shut up and dribble.'"We're not sure how many people accuse WNBA players of making this "shit up." But the fact that Gray felt the need to show the public is part of the story.Two things are true at once.First, online hate is unfortunate, and most people wish it didn't exist on the scale it does.
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