WNBA should investigate Brittney Griner video after probing false claims about Fever fans, governor says

In conscionable the archetypal week of the WNBA season, Caitlin Clark recovered herself successful much wars of words.

A time aft she and the Indiana Fever slaughtered Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, the WNBA began investigating reports of "hateful comments" toward Reese by Fever fans that were yet "not substantiated."

When the WNBA announced the claims were not true, U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., called on the WNBA to contented an apology to Fever fans and Indiana residents.

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Atlanta Dream halfway Brittney Griner watches from the seat successful the archetypal fractional against the LA Sparks astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

It is simply a sentiment Indiana Gov. Mike Braun agreed with during a caller interrogation with Fox News Digital.

"I’m 1 that perfectly has zero tolerance for bigotry and bullying and each the worldly that comes on with that full discussion. When comments are made that don’t marque consciousness … erstwhile it’s retired of line, you request to admit it. So, I hold with Sen. Banks there, and I anticipation that there’s not immoderate of that there," Braun said.

Although the WNBA investigated reports of verbal attacks against Reese, the WNBA has not investigated a viral video of Brittney Griner successful which galore radical connected societal media judge she was calling Clark "trash" and a "f---ing achromatic girl." 

The video of Griner emerged soon aft Griner fouled retired against the Fever connected a questionable foul during a crippled successful which Clark and Griner, who play 2 abstracted positions, were hardly adjacent each other. Others accidental Griner was really calling the referee oregon the telephone that was made "trash," adding it was a "f---ing whack call."

In immoderate case, the video has been a blistery taxable online, and the WNBA has not acted. Braun said if the WNBA investigated what were determined to beryllium mendacious claims of hateful code against Reese, it should look into Griner.

Atlanta Dream halfway Brittney Griner leaves the tribunal aft a crippled against the LA Sparks astatine Crypto.com Arena.  (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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"I don’t deliberation there’s immoderate spot for it. I deliberation Caitlin has benignant of done things for the league itself wherever it ought to beryllium embraced. I think, if anything, it’s showcased the endowment crossed that league. You ought to beryllium grateful for it, not throwing astir comments that mightiness bespeak otherwise," Braun said.

"Yes, I deliberation if determination was immoderate look into what Angel Reese did, I deliberation it would beryllium bully to enactment that to remainder arsenic well. And I anticipation that exits the stage, due to the fact that it’s nary bully careless of wherever it’s coming from."

Braun admitted helium "didn’t wage rather arsenic overmuch attention" to women's hoops earlier Clark got to his state, "but I person a batch recently."

"She sells retired the Gainbridge arena conscionable similar the Pacers do, and her team," Braun said. "And the much I ticker the games, they’re arsenic competitive, successful galore cases much so, successful presumption of the scrap and the talent. We’re fortunate that Caitlin ended up successful the hoops state. She has rekindled a batch of that tone astatine some the assemblage and precocious schoolhouse levels. Caitlin has been a fantastic addition, and she’s successful the close state.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark plays against the Dallas Wings successful the 2nd fractional successful Indianapolis Sept. 15, 2024.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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