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 fanbase.
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 but
00:23I'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 in social media to frame the narrative of what the story is.
00:37And it's unacceptable. It's unacceptable.
00:42And 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.
00:56And protecting my peace but I also realize that that's a privilege for me.
01:01And so, you know, I just encourage everybody to take a step back and think about if it's your sons or your daughters or 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.
01:16I'm not sure what I would do.