WNBA star Thomas slams online racist abuse

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas demands that franchises and the WNBA do more to prevent racist abuse.

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00:00I think in my 11-year career, I've never experienced the racial comments from the Indiana Fever fan base.

00:08You know, we had her face on a serious matter that happened in this world, and it's unacceptable, honestly.

00:16And yeah, there's no place for it, and we've been professional throughout the whole entire thing,

00:22but I've never been called the things that I've been called on social media, and there's no place for it.

00:29And I feel like we have allowed trolls and social media to frame the narrative of what the story is,

00:37and it's unacceptable. It's unacceptable. And we have to do a better job.

00:45Something needs to be done, whether it's, you know, them checking their fans or this league checking.

00:51There's no time for it anymore.

00:54You know, I don't go on social media for that reason, and it's protecting my peace,

00:59but I also realize that that's a privilege for me.

01:02And so, you know, I just encourage everybody to take a step back and think about if it's your sons or your daughters

01:08or your nieces or your nephews or your children, for goodness sakes,

01:11because if my children were being harassed like this, I'm not sure what I would do.

01:17I'm not sure what I would do.