Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White delivered a prepared pre-match statement before a game against the New York Liberty, criticising what she described as “hate”, fearmongering and divisiveness around the WNBA. The article frames the response from some WNBA media figures as treating her remarks as a significant rebuke of the league’s critics.

White reportedly used profanity, struck the table during the statement and appeared to leave the press conference afterwards. The comments came amid heightened debate surrounding the league, players and coverage, although the supplied extract does not specify the precise incident or criticism White was addressing.