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Former NCAA swimmer and OutKick contributor Riley Gaines is speaking retired aft the outlet learned its media credentials petition for immoderate WNBA games would not beryllium accommodated.
"A fewer weeks ago, I made this video highlighting however it appears Brittney Griner said bleep achromatic miss aft fouling retired successful a crippled against (the) Indiana Fever, the squad that Caitlin Clark plays for," Gaines said successful a collaborative Instagram post betwixt her verified relationship and OutKick's authoritative page.
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A item of the WNBA logo is seen connected a hoops during warmups betwixt the Seattle Storm and the Connecticut Sun astatine Climate Pledge Arena connected Jun. 20, 2023, successful Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
"You tin ticker and marque up your ain caput arsenic to what it appears Brittney Griner is saying," Gaines continued. "It's not definite what Griner says (but) there's 1 mode to find out… inquire Brittney Griner. However, nary 1 has done that but for OutKick."
The video successful question was not accompanied by immoderate audio, but users connected societal media person speculated connected what the WNBA seasoned has said.
According to OutKick's Dan Zaksheske, the outlet submitted credentials requests for astatine slightest 2 Atlanta Dream games this season. The requests were for the Dream's roadworthy crippled against the Los Angeles Sparks connected May 27 and Friday night's crippled successful Connecticut against the Sun. Both asks were declined by the respective teams.
Atlanta Dream halfway Brittney Griner (42) shoots against the Indiana Fever successful the archetypal 4th astatine State Farm Arena connected May 22, 2025. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)
"Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate your petition for a media credential for Connecticut Sun vs. Atlanta Dream connected Friday, June 6," the Sun said successful an email sent to OutKick. "Due to precise constricted space, precedence is fixed to those that are associated with outlets that person consistently covered the enactment for erstwhile seasons."
After concisely mentioning the WNBA's investigation into a study of racist instrumentality behaviour astatine the Fever-Sky matchup connected May 17, which were allegedly directed astatine Angel Reese, Gaines pointed retired OutKick's erstwhile experiences with obtaining credentials.
FILE - Riley Gaines, a erstwhile All-American University of Kentucky swimmer, speaks earlier Florida Governor and statesmanlike campaigner Ron DeSantis astatine the Greenville Convention Center connected Friday, Jun. 2, 2023. (MCKENZIE LANGE/ Staff / USA TODAY NETWORK)
"We've ne'er had immoderate occupation getting credentials with immoderate nonrecreational sports league successful the past, but wouldn't you cognize present they abruptly person precise constricted space."
Gaines said the caller determination volition not forestall the outlet from presenting uncomfortable questions to sports figures. "Regardless, we astatine OutKick are going to support asking the pugnacious questions," she vowed.
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Fox News Digital besides submitted a petition to screen Friday's Dream-Sun game. That petition was not approved arsenic it was submitted "post the 72-hour deadline," a spokesperson said, adding that accommodations could not beryllium made "due to abstraction limitations."
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
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