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BTW, Happy Birthday, Barack Obama! #otd

I wonder whether they are doing so to satisfy investors in the league or to attract more white centrists to the fanbase. Either way, wealth is behind the league’s choice in favor of white privilege. And it’s at odds with both the players and the fans.

It’s not simply — as the headline suggests — that hoops has become political in the women’s game. The women’s game has always been more transparently and rightfully political than other leagues. The problem is that the WNBA has chosen to center reactionary, Caucasian segments in the fanbase.