Off-Court Issues: The WNBA’s Failings with Racism and Player Safety
Now that the WNBA season has been over for a few weeks, it is impossible to deny the on-court success that the league had this year. This season consisted of historic performances, record viewers, several players who appear to be future stars in the league, current stars putting up insane performances, and a 5-game Finals between the two best teams in the league. That said, there are two things that the league (especially from the commissioner’s side) majorly failed at and likely aren’t going to make any adjustments regarding going forward since nobody is discussing it anymore, which are racial issues involving players and player safety. I initially was not going to write about either of these since there was a lot of discussion about both, especially from people who were not the most well-versed in either matter, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to contribute to this, but after much consideration, I believe I have input regarding these topics that are valuable and are not b...