Mercury’s Thomas says received online abuse following WNBA suspension
- Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas was suspended for a game after making contact with her fist on Caitlin Clark’s throat.
- Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas says she has received death threats and been called racial slurs in the aftermath of her one-game suspension after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark’s throat in last week’s WNBA match against Indiana.
- Thomas also criticised WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for not doing more to protect the league’s players when she spoke with reporters on Tuesday at the team’s practice facility.
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- Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas was suspended for a game after making contact with her fist on Caitlin Clark’s throat.
- Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas says she has received death threats and been called racial slurs in the aftermath of her one-game suspension after she made contact with her fist to Caitlin Clark’s throat in last week’s WNBA match against Indiana.
- Thomas also criticised WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for not doing more to protect the league’s players when she spoke with reporters on Tuesday at the team’s practice facility.
Sources: Al Jazeera