Courtney Williams might just be the best trash talker in the WNBA

uncasville, connecticut. — Tuesday night, when the Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx met in Game 2. WNBA In the semifinals, Courtney Williams and Marina Mabry made headlines for their trash talk in the third quarter.

“I told her she can't protect me,” Williams said matter-of-factly after leading Minnesota with 17 points and a 77-70 win.

Asked at Friday morning's shootaround about his ranking among the league's best trash talkers, Williams grinned.

“I'll be there,” Williams said. “I wouldn't say I'm the best, but I'm kind of a fluent trash talker.”

What is the key to Williams? She said to keep things light. Some players get personal, while others get emotional. But Williams is happy when playing against competitors from other teams.

“I don't really get angry when people talk trash,” Williams said. “Some people say bad things. They're angry and they play like crazy. I trash talk, but I'm still smiling and happy, so there are different levels. When you start talking trash… , some people leave the game.”

If the Sun and Lynx pull off a come-from-behind victory in Game 3 tonight at Mohegan Sun Arena, there's a good chance Williams and Mabry will be at it again tonight. The history of the two goes back a long time. Before they became fierce competitors competing in the WNBA semifinals, they were teammates and friends on the Chicago Sky.

“This is my daughter now,” Williams said.

But that friendship will be put aside when the two teams meet tonight at Mohegan Sun Arena — and Mabry and Williams will be the only competitors. marbury can sometimes Deal with her nonsense, Williams joked, revealing that it was never a distraction for her.

“I know how to control my trash talk.”

Lynx guard Natisha Heidemann testified at shootaround that there are few trash talkers in the WNBA that can match Courtney Williams.

“Courtney is probably the most confident person I've ever met,” Heideman said. “I'm not going to lie, she may be a 0 out of 10. She's still going to talk, she's still going to pop. But I think that's indicative of who she is as a person. I think she's very, very confident.”

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Heidemann said Williams' trash talk has infected the Lynx in a positive way.

“She instills that confidence in everyone,” Heidemann said. “So, man, I’m glad we’re on the same team, you know what I’m saying, because once she starts talking…but no, she’s definitely a top-five player. ”

And she testified that Williams' back-and-forth never became too heavy.

“For her, it’s a basketball game,” Heideman said. “So everything that happens on this court stays on this court. In her case, it's more like she's going to talk and let people know that she's here, but there's nothing weird about that.” there is no.”

It's important to note that Williams' trash talk isn't limited to games, it also comes out in practice.

And when the lynx is just hanging out.

“She speaks all It’s time,” Hedeman said. “She'll probably talk when we go to breakfast. To everyone.”