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ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike made headlines this week for downplaying Alyssa Thomas throat-punching Caitlin Clark<\/a> on the basketball court. She claimed Clark “embellishes” contact while Thomas simply “plays hard.”<\/p>\n

Ogwumike then suggested the punch<\/a> was only visible in slow motion, as if replay speed somehow alters reality.<\/p>\n

“When narratives are created based off of a freeze-frame, that can create a huge problem. The league was reacting to the optics of that image,” Ogwumike said.<\/p>\n

CAITLIN CLARK HARD CONTACT TIMELINE: WNBA’S GROWING HISTORY OF BRUTAL HITS AGAINST THE FACE OF THE SPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As it turns out, that segment might not have been Ogwumike’s most embarrassing performance of the week. On ESPN, she hosted a segment asking whether WNBA star A’ja Wilson’s greatness surpasses, wait for it, Tom Brady’s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Safe Space: Is A’ja Wilson’s greatness more impressive than Tom Brady’s?” the chyron asked.<\/p>\n

Ogwumike didn’t hesitate.<\/p>\n

“Tom’s winning is boring,” she said. “That don’t apply to A’ja. A’ja is more interesting than Tom. A’ja is that girl.”<\/p>\n

She argued that the “dynamic nature of basketball” gives Wilson the edge over Brady, adding that Wilson can “step off the court like she’s in Fashion Week.”<\/p>\n

Look, we understand it’s July, but come on. Greater than Tom Brady?<\/p>\n

The fact that ESPN devoted airtime to this debate is quite curious.<\/p>\n

A’ja Wilson is a phenomenal basketball player. We agree. She is the best women’s player in the world (though not the face of the WNBA). Many analysts believe she has a chance<\/i> to become the greatest player in league history.<\/p>\n

The operative word is chance<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Brady already occupies the pinnacle of his sport. He won seven Super Bowls, more than any NFL franchise. His dominance of professional football spanned more than two decades.<\/p>\n

Brady reached such a rare level of excellence that the list of American athletes with comparable legacies<\/a> is minuscule. The list includes the likes of Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Muhammad Ali.<\/p>\n

By contrast, many all-time WNBA rankings still place Wilson behind Diana Taurasi, Sheryl Swoopes and Tamika Catchings. At least for now.<\/p>\n

Further, there are 32 teams in the NFL. There are 15 active WNBA teams. Comparing Wilson’s championship wins, which still trail Brady’s by four, is not exactly an adequate exercise.<\/p>\n

Oddly, Ogwumike invoked Brady to elevate Wilson. Instead, she invited a comparison that Wilson simply cannot win.<\/p>\n

That is precisely why the segment came across as pandering, a critique that increasingly defines Ogwumike’s media career.<\/p>\n

After a promising start as one of ESPN’s true rising stars, Ogwumike has grown increasingly preachy and uninformed. Her coverage of Caitlin Clark is especially difficult to defend.<\/p>\n

Last year, she urged the WNBA to investigate a Clark fan for allegedly directing “monkey noises” at Angel Reese<\/a>. No evidence ever substantiated the accusation. Ogwumike later posted an apology video, which OutKick was told ESPN encouraged her to record due to the reckless nature of her remarks.<\/p>\n

Now, just days after defending a player who drove her fist into Clark’s neck<\/a>, Ogwumike tells ESPN viewers that A’ja Wilson’s greatness surpasses Tom Brady’s because Brady is “boring” while Wilson wears fashionable clothes.<\/p>\n

If the strongest case a commentator can make for elevating a current WNBA player above the greatest quarterback in NFL history rests on personality and wardrobe, perhaps it’s time to give someone else a try on set.<\/p>\n

Ogwumike’s commentary has eroded the credibility of ESPN’s WNBA coverage through what increasingly appears to be a deliberate effort to diminish not only Caitlin Clark, but now, apparently, even Tom Brady.<\/p>\n

ESPN should demand more from its analysts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/chiney-ogwumike-claiming-aja-wilson-greater-tom-brady-exposes-espn-wnba-credibility-problem <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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