Tessa Lee
PROFILE/DESCRIPTIONArticle text courtesy of nytimes.com:
WNBA players say the troubling side of its rise is racism and threats
As the WNBA has reached wildly successful highs this season in viewership and attendance, players say the boom long coveted throughout women’s basketball has come with unfortunate consequences. During these playoffs, athletes who would normally be focused on winning have instead shared a swell of complaints of being targeted with racist, misogynistic, homophobic and threatening attacks.