The proposed WNBA stunt of two former NBA players is an example of the toxic backlash that follows women’s success.

How each outlet headlined it

• Yahoo Sports

  The proposed WNBA stunt of two former NBA players is an example of the toxic backlash that follows women’s success.
• The New York Times left

  From @theathletic.com: The WNBA has spiraled into a rinse-and-repeat drama. "The mayhem that swallows up the sport is at risk of alienating the die-hards and turning off the interlopers, too," our columnist writes.
• The Athletic center

  Sports are supposed to be a diversion, something we consider fun, a reprieve from real life. But the constant cycle of WNBA controversies has made it feel like psychological warfare just to engage with the league: nyti.ms/4gp53HA