<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2q3JT2_0vkrFngh00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2q3JT2_0vkrFngh00" width="1199" height="800" ><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/33CUL2jX-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>WNBA Players In A Relationship Face Off In Playoffs (1:14) </figcaption></figure> The 2024 WNBA season has been a huge moment for the league and its players, as women's basketball continues to become a top sport for many fans around the world. The league has seen record viewership and attendance, and this season's success was the catalyst for a new media rights deal that should increase salaries and revenues for every team. Much of that success has been due to Caitlin Clark and the rest of this year's rookie class bringing in new fans, but some longtime fans and even a few players have called out certain fans for their conduct. During Wednesday's playoff game between Clark's Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun, a WNBA reporter said they felt "unsafe," <a href="https://x.com/thefrankiedlc/status/1839102483395686446" rel="nofollow"> citing fans making fun of Sun player DiJonai Carrington with "racist" outfits. </a> "I’m at the Sun/Fever game and the vibe is HORRENDOUS," said Frankie de la Cretaz. Jemele Hill responded to de la Cretaz's post, explaining how it proves a point others have made all season long. "See, it’s not just on social media," Hill said, noting that the disrespect WNBA players have faced this season extends past online abuse and into arenas around the league. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=39fZgN_0vkrFngh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=39fZgN_0vkrFngh00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>UNCASVILLE, CT - OCTOBER 1: Alyssa Thomas #25 of the Connecticut Sun shoots a free throw during the game against the New York Liberty during round two game four of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs on October 1, 2023 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1701280504" rel="nofollow"> Brian Babineau&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> Hill's comments come after similar remarks from Sun star Alyssa Thomas, who addressed the negative fan conduct after the game. "Honestly, it's been a lot of nonsense. I think in my 11-year career, I've never experienced the racial comments from the Indiana Fever fan base," <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/sun-star-alyssa-thomas-rips-fever-fans-over-alleged-racism-after-eliminating-indiana-from-wnba-playoffs" rel="nofollow"> Thomas said after the Sun's win on Wednesday. </a> "It's unacceptable, honestly. There's no place for it." Her comments come after Carrington shared a racist message she received prior to Wednesday's game on social media. "We've been professional throughout the whole entire thing, but I've never been called the things that I've been calling on social media, and there's no place for it," Thomas added. "Basketball is headed in a great direction, but no, we don't want fans that are going to degrade us and call us racial names." Clark has largely stayed out of the conversation surrounding the Fever's fanbase, but she may need to address the issues that continue to come up as her team experiences more success. <a href="https://thespun.com/wnba/indiana-fever/wnba-reporter-felt-unsafe-at-caitlin-clarks-playoff-game" rel="nofollow"> Related: WNBA Reporter Felt 'Unsafe' At Caitlin Clark's Playoff Game </a></div></body>

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The 2024 WNBA season has been a huge moment for the league and its players, as women's basketball continues to become a top sport for many fans around the world. The league has seen record viewership and attendance, and this season's success was the catalyst for a new media rights deal that should ...