Alyssa Thomas isn’t here for any unhinged behavior from fans.
All season long, there have been numerous instances of people claiming to be supporters of the WNBA harassing fans and even players. This behavior has permeated hoops circles and oozed out of social media into real life. The abuse has turned into racism, bigotry and things well beyond basketball.
The Connecticut Sun have been on the receiving end of the unhinged activity, and star center Alyssa Thomas called it out after a playoff game and particularly spoke about how some fans are not helping. Here’s what she told the media:
“Honestly, it’s been a lot of nonsense. I think in my eleven-year career, I’ve never experienced the racial comments from the Indiana Fever fanbase. We had [DiJonai Carrington’s] face on a serious matter that happened in this world, and it’s unacceptable, honestly…and there’s no place for it.”
“We’ve been professional throughout the whole entire thing. But I’ve never been called the things that I’ve been called on social media, and there’s no place for it…Basketball is headed in a great direction, but nah. We don’t want fans that are gonna degrade us and call us racial names…”
“We come to play basketball for our job, and it’s fun. But we don’t want to go to work every day and have social media blown up over things like that. It’s uncalled for, and something needs to be done, whether it’s them checking their fans or this league checking…There’s no more time for it.”
Alyssa Thomas called out the hate that Sun players have faced from the Fever fanbase, saying she’s never experienced these type of racial comments before:
“It’s uncalled for, and something needs to be done, whether it’s them checking their fans, or the league.” pic.twitter.com/qpqhkThW1p
— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) September 26, 2024
Alyssa Thomas speaks out on the racial comments she’s had to endure from fans this year and calls on the league and/or team(s) to address it. pic.twitter.com/QCRSmuVwas
— Natalie Esquire (@natfluential) September 26, 2024
