WNBA fans on Monday lamented ESPN’s in-game interview with Indiana Fever coach Christy Sides, with some calling for the move to be halted.
With the Fever down 64-61 against the Connecticut Sun early in the fourth quarter, Sides, who is in his second year as Indiana’s head coach, came to watch the game and take questions, according to video. He said he covered his ears. Caught in a terrible announcement.
When Fever brought up two more points at the end of Syed’s interview, some viewers criticized X for the timing of the Q&A and what it meant for the show as a whole.
“I hate it! @WNBA @espn please stop doing this! The fans don’t want it and I know the coaches don’t want it either!” A user posted.
another person grabbed it“To me, interviews during games, regardless of sports, are worthless. Neither the coaches nor the players are saying anything earth-shaking. They’re annoying and annoying. They bring nothing to the broadcast. yeah.”
“I absolutely hate this. I hated it the other day when I was an ace.” another user wrote. “That coach wasn’t feeling it.”
What the user was referring to happened last week when an in-game interaction with Aces head coach Becky Hammon ended in an awkward silence after a question.
Hammon won back-to-back WNBA championships as an ace. he later told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She said it became difficult to hear announcers Tiffany Green and Debbie Antonelli.
“I didn’t hear any questions. I heard the first sound, and then I heard this guy’s voice in my ears, very loud,” Hammon said. “No one answered the phone. I couldn’t hear you. [Greene and Antonelli] not at all. ”
Monday was a tough night for the Fever on all fronts, as Indiana lost 88-84, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Rookie Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, earned a technical foul after yelling at officials over a steal from the Sun’s Alyssa Thomas.
“I felt a little frustrated that we were denied the game. But it is what it is. It’s out of your control. I think our team was in a position to make some plays to win late. “I thought Sun always came up with big plays,” Clark said after the game.
The Seattle Storm (1-3) will host the Fever on Wednesday.
