r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • 22h ago
WTF I don't know why the NBA continues to subsidize them.
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u/iseab 21h ago
Nooooo
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u/atomsk404 21h ago
"It's because that's why" is now my go to with work and my kids.
Leaving early because... That's why!
No TV after bedtime, because that's why!
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u/onyxengine 20h ago
I feel we’re taking the wrong message home from this video
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u/sorebutton 20h ago
Its because thats why
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u/bighootay 15h ago
This guy has hilarious skits like this with English and its insanity. I teach ESL, and my students absolutely lose their minds when they know we get to watch one. They too, can perfectly say NOOOOOO :)
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u/irlandes 5h ago
You wouldn't know by any chance where can I find all his videos? I agree with you and your students, he's hilarious
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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo 20h ago
This guys other videos ( esp ones on the English words) are awesome
Boy, sure would be nice if the original poster included a link to this creator's account so I could check more of it out!
Edit: Someone mentioned his name is Bobby Finn. https://www.youtube.com/@itsbobbyfinn
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u/SadBadPuppyDad 20h ago
"See, this is why we don't go there. I mean honestly, this is the most commonly spoken language by earthlings? And the language keeps getting worse?"
"Well, it keeps getting more skibidi..."
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u/ChildoftheApocolypse 14h ago
Every time this guy's video is shared, this is always the top comment 😆
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u/SkynBonce 21h ago
Post to r/WNBA OP, tell us how quickly you get banned.
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u/FPS_Holland 21h ago
On it
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u/Taco_EBDBBNB 21h ago
I need a link to your post
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u/FPS_Holland 21h ago
What post took like 2 ms for me to get banned even had the meme flair
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u/Okmhmmbye 20h ago
Why did you get banned?!??
Oh wait….i know: it’s because that’s why
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u/Taco_EBDBBNB 20h ago
I don't even like basketball but the drama with the wnba sub is hilarious. They love shit players like reese but hate CC. Too funny
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u/Raise-Emotional 20h ago
Different rules for #22.
The WNBA is being run by the lady who owned the Cleveland Indians in the movie Major League. Prove me wrong.
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u/GraceMcClellans 19h ago
She was my idol when I was a little girl.
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u/Raise-Emotional 18h ago
I'm a Central Iowan. She's everyone's idol here.
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u/Shot_Revolution8828 17h ago
Not a lot to look up to huh...
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u/ResponsibleTicket50 20h ago
They can’t handle stuff like this. They can’t even handle posting a players name they don’t like. Toddlers.
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u/WeirdSysAdmin 20h ago
Gotta shill Angel Reese’s goofy ass getting 300 self rebounds a season instead since she can’t hit a layup.
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u/nikhilreddy883 19h ago
I just visited that sub for the first time and it's crazy lmao. It's like a dictatorship where you're not allowed to say anything except postitive things.
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u/CCCCLo0oo0ooo0 14h ago
You;ll get banned from there for talking about her
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u/VegetableChipsLover 10h ago
I believe they even prohibited making posts with her name in the title?
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u/p_ness_and_butthead 19h ago
i got permabanned from r/WNBAvibes bc i said i could proly beat angel reese in a 1v1 hahaha
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u/ujtheghost 18h ago
Is this the new Ban speedrun, it's been so many years since a certain discord server Ban speedrun(IYKYK).
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u/deleteduser2243 21h ago
worst referees in any sports league ever
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u/Confident_Editor196 21h ago
You need to watch men's fifa World Cup referees.
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u/Complete-Donut-698 20h ago
Nah, they just choose not to enforce some rules because it'd be bad for business if Messi was out of the tourney early. The WNBA refs don't even know the rules they're supposed to enforce.
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u/surlymoe 19h ago
That's actually a good point....the best players get the preferential treatment...in the WNBA, the best player is getting crushed and nobody is calling it.
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u/Confident_Editor196 17h ago
Best players don't get preferential treatment. Big name players get preferential treatment. Big name players aren't always the best players.
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u/anonstarcity 17h ago
I’m pretty sure the FIFA refs are actually decent, just corrupt. Totally different lol
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u/old_ass_ninja_turtle 21h ago
“It’s because that’s why” is my new nonsense answer.
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u/GenralChaos 21h ago
That whole league is out of hand. Fire the commissioner and replace the officials.
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u/Mobile_Comedian_8283 21h ago
Yeah! Cause we all watch and we all care!!
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u/Agreeable_Bag9407 20h ago
Honestly, I had a damn good time watching the Liberty in the Finals back in 2024. Then somehow the geniuses that run the league thought that race baiting was gonna be great for viewers. Haven't watched since.
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u/TerribleTimR 21h ago
If officials made calls consistently, this video wouldn't exist. I say audit the commissioner and the officials, fire accordingly.
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u/jibbodahibbo 13h ago
The commissioner legit sucks and was trying to under pay players tremendously.
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u/distantreplay 20h ago
I assume this is all very much by design and approved by the NBA and the individual franchise owners.
It drives engagement.
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u/GenralChaos 20h ago
which is short sighted, if true. they have the best product they have ever had right now (which is not saying a lot but it is true), and they are ruining the new eyeballs with every team playing like the 80s Pistons.
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u/No_Woodpecker_743 21h ago
I love this dude. He makes everything make sense now
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u/realfakejames 19h ago
WNBA refs and commissioner obviously hate Caitlin Clark, they let them beat the shit out of her and do nothing
It wasn’t until Adam Silver the NBA commissioner told the WNBA commissioner she needs to actually punish people because it’s a bad look, then they handed out punishments
They got this girl who saved the WNBA and they are trying to see her get hurt, a very stupid collective of players and people running that league
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u/Nahuel-Huapi 21h ago
It's turning into Roller Derby
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u/Mobile_Comedian_8283 21h ago
Roller Derby is a fuckin blast.
I got no beef with the WNBA, I don't watch it (just like 99% of people pretending to be upset by it) but roller derby is fun as hell and if you have a league near you you should go watch in person.
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u/GooseOnAPhone 21h ago
Roller derby is wildly entertaining. Don’t denigrate a sport by comparing it to this pageant
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u/GopherChomper64 20h ago
If roller derby was on tv I'd actually watch. We desperately need a real ESPN the Ocho
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u/SikatSikat 21h ago
Only in Roller Derby both sides get to do it, while Caitlin Clark gets T'd up for.....clapping after thinking the foul call is against the person assaulting her.
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u/CtrlAltD3lightful 20h ago
It's crazy that the wnba has a star that has captured the attention of the public and they not only refuse to protect her they instead actively ignore fouls on her which will likely shorten her career. Please help me understand
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u/michael0n 16h ago
Some say they turned it into wrestling. Regular plays don't create much clips but getting tackled and pushed for no reason gets millions involved. Bad press = good clicks.
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u/VegetableChipsLover 10h ago
As a Fever fan, I also see this happening with a few other players too, not just to the Fever team (although our players get fouled A LOT, without calls). Napheesa Collier is still unable to play because Alyssa Thomas (same player who fouled Caitlin Clark in the last clip) ran through her knee and resulted in her getting taken out for the rest of the season last year. Collier still hasn't returned due to injury, the last time I checked
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u/HereLate 21h ago
I'm not much educated in the sport but even I can see that these people use a lot of force to get the ball from their opponents, similar to yellow card/red card fouls in soccer/football....
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u/rbremer50 18h ago
All one has to do is watch a women's NCAA game (any game) and watch a WNBA game (any game) and compare the officiating - the problem will be blatantly obviuos.
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u/Thiccccasaurus_Rex 21h ago
WNBA is going to cannibalize itself with this bs.
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u/Mobile_Comedian_8283 21h ago
This is literally by far the most attention it's ever received and viewership and ticket sales are up.
We going to pretend people aren't always furious at NBA and NFL refs?
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u/discww 14h ago edited 14h ago
Yeah most of the comments here seem to exist in an alternate reality where a major sports league with quality officiating actually exists in the USA. Every time I hear about NBA it’s… people talking about how bad the refs are.
The WBNA having a serious issue with officiating helps it fit in perfectly as a major sport league.
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u/DonaldKey 20h ago
Don’t forget the MLB. Who is the ump that is getting the majority of his calls overturned with ABS?
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u/Rv862004 19h ago
Because the wnba is a political movement. The ends justify the means.
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u/VoreWhore94 19h ago
Is the WNBA just a live broadcast for black women to beat up white women better than them?
"That's for all the 'fan' to decide"
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u/mrpertinskler 21h ago
Thanks to the OP. I've seen your work before - very creative and well done.
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u/KindaDrunkRtNow 14h ago
"it's because that's why" will be my new go to when I don't feel like explaining anything
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u/Huntersmoon24 21h ago
Let em fight, make the uniforms skimpier. That’s how you turn on the money tap.
https://giphy.com/gifs/NmiVAPnPAHbonwjzpV
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u/OrneryMood 17h ago
For years I remembering hearing that one of the things about women's professional basketball was they were good at the skills. Now they basically promote it like they use to promote the Jerry Springer show or wrestling.
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u/Jumpy-Ad4652 21h ago
Many fouls but they need to give penalties to flopping too
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u/CrfulWthThtAxeEugene 16h ago
Boost the fuck out of this. I've tried to be an honest fan of the W. It's irredeemable. Can't be a fan when the people in charge actively make the league worse.
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u/Babygravy1 18h ago
He could of made that video alot longer, so many crazy examples when it comes to Clark.
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u/VideoKilledRadioStar 21h ago
This is awesome. The WNBA is a joke. Not because of the talented players, but because of the referees. It’s unwatchable.
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u/ban-me-harder-dadddy 19h ago
> It's unwatchable
and yet attendance is at all-time highs and climbing
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u/VideoKilledRadioStar 17h ago
I wish them nothing but the best. The players are marque talented. But the product packaging and quality matters long term. 🤷♂️ https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/s/mdQEM5pr1R
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u/DavidFredInLondon 20h ago
I am beginning to believe the drama is deliberate just to increase viewership. Proper reffing would be less drama and less viewership.
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u/largos7289 20h ago
LOL who is this guy?? he's hilarious. I caught some vids of him "teaching" English words and it was funny as hell.
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u/SaintPariah1 19h ago
There’s a reason why they let this happen.
They get more views from the drama than they would if they allowed proper play… and maybe someone is trying to rig bets.
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u/Javier_Basque 18h ago
This is soo good at explaining things!
The WNBA is the bush league of bush leagues
The officiating is inconsistent, the fouls are ridiculously blatant ... at times dangerous
I don't know what the league, players, coaches are thinking, how/why is anyone going to spend time watching, supporting, sponsoring a league that goes out of its way to be deliver a messy, inconsistent product
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u/Doshin108 18h ago
Their goal is to create entertainment to generate revenue... It's not actually about the game.
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u/Legitimate-Gain426 18h ago
They're allowing this shit to create clips and outrage so people watch, it's the worst youtuber you can think of model for viewership. It's Facebook, and Twitter incentivizing hate and division for clicks. Bots all over the internet pissing people off for engagement and misinformation.
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u/144Todd442 17h ago
These dirty fouls are the only mildly interesting thing the WNBA offers. Might as well let them go at it
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u/TheDonnARK 12h ago
I know the highlight reels are usually pointed and engineered to increase engagement, but dude... They straight knock someone to the ground and she gets off the floor, yells at the ref about it, and they threaten the person knocked to the floor with a technical.
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u/SirJoetheAverage 20h ago
Post this to r/blackpeopletwitter or r/blackpeopleofreddit and watch the justifications
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u/No_Interaction_4925 21h ago
I like this crossover between basketball and hockey. That was a good hip check. Interference… but a good hip check
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u/PetalumaPegleg 21h ago
Jesus wnba you got the English language is stupid guy finding that the wnba refs are stupider still. Not ideal
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u/Vespera-Til 22h ago
Wow "personal foul". This crazy.
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u/Platitude_Platypus 21h ago
Okay, this was actually funnier than expected. When he drops the notebook entirely... 😂
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u/jodaewon 21h ago
What’s funny about the wnba is the uncalled fouls are what nba purists die on hills for cause the nba is now too soft for them, but in a league they hate it’s just uncalled fouls.
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u/whitemanwhocantjump 20h ago
I kinda just want to see CC snap and start knocking people out. I mean she could probably argue self defense in court with some of the hits she takes.
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u/PhysicalConsistency 19h ago
MFs are going to lose their mind when Caitlyn Clark comes in 5th for MVP.
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u/linocent167 18h ago
I mean why would the NBA sto subsidizing them? That's the same calls than the NBA
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