The WNBA Keeps Making Itself Irrelevant – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

Caitlin Clark just put together one of the best shooting performances of her career, and almost nobody noticed. That tells you everything you need to know about where the WNBA’s priorities are right now.

Clark hit eight 3-pointers in a single game on Sunday, a league record that should have dominated basketball headlines for days. Instead, it barely registered. Why? Because the league is too busy stepping on its own rake over the issue of men playing in the league. And it seems determined to make things worse with every passing week.

Days before Clark’s big night, the Toronto Tempo (which is a new team name I’ve just learned, by the way) unveiled a new mascot that was undoubtedly a deliberate jab at Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, who has taken heat for standing up for women’s sports. On Tuesday, ahead of hosting the Fever, the Tempo introduced Dez, a butch, non-binary Borealis Blue snapping turtle who uses she/they pronouns. The team describes Dez as a Taurus with “a fondness for soft shell tacos.”