Dave Portnoy needles Fever for response to WNBA ending probe into alleged racist remarks

Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy was astatine the Indiana Fever’s archetypal crippled of the WNBA play earlier this period against the Chicago Sky, which came nether scrutiny.

The WNBA launched an probe into reports of hateful comments made toward the Sky. The Associated Press reported that the league was specifically investigating radical remarks toward Angel Reese.

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Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy looks up astatine the scoreboard connected Saturday, May 17, 2025 during a crippled betwixt the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis. (Grace Smith-IndyStar via Imagn Images)

Nearly 2 weeks aft the incidental took place, the WNBA said Tuesday that the league could not substantiate the claims made against fans successful attendance astatine the crippled contempt the uproar the probe caused connected societal media.

Portnoy needled the Fever’s effect to the WNBA’s conclusion.

"It’s OK to person a spine Indiana Fever," helium wrote. "The ‘investigation’ was bulls---. Both you and WNBA gave (credibility) to a precise evident troll. ESPN ran with it. Caitlin Clark had to support her fans for nary reason. You made thing outta nothing. Indiana Fever fans merit better."

Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Mel Raines released a connection connected the decision of the league’s investigation.

Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, shoots during a WNBA hoops crippled against the Indiana Fever successful Indianapolis connected Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

ANGEL REESE NOT ASKED ABOUT WNBA FINDING NO EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED HATEFUL COMMENTS TOWARD HER

"We admit the swift and thorough process undertaken by the WNBA to analyse these allegations, which were not substantiated," Raines said. "At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, we are committed to providing the champion imaginable hoops acquisition for players and fans wherever hatred code has perfectly nary place. Indiana is location to the world's top fans, and we look guardant to an breathtaking play of Fever basketball."

Portnoy besides reacted to the WNBA’s statement.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark, #22, fouls Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, during the 2nd fractional of an WNBA hoops crippled successful Indianapolis connected Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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"No s--- you f---ing morons," helium wrote. "Maybe hold adjacent clip earlier creating a radical warfare based connected aggravated tik toks from Chicago Sky/Angel trolls who weren’t adjacent astatine the game. Honestly 1 of the worst mismanagements of Pr I’ve ever seen."

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