WNBA DODGES DAN PATRICK - THOMAS ATTACKS ANOTHER FEVER PLAYER

The WNBA is obviously facing serious questions about its legitimacy as a professional athletic competition league.  Alyssa Thomas's brutal attack on Caitlin Clark has mainstreamed.  Thomas has previously inflicted serious injuries on opposing players.  Thomas picked up with more dirty play following her belated suspension and fine for attacking Caitlin Clark.  Video shows Thomas elbowing Lexie Hull in the nose.  Video shows Hull with a bloody nose and then Hull on the bench with toilet paper up her nose to stop the bleeding.  Video also shows Thomas and a teammate laughing immediately after the play.  Thomas is not merely a  thug but an irredeemable defiant thug.

The WNBA has faced mounting criticism of its tolerance for thuggish play and its officials inability, or unwillingness, to control thuggish play.  WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert agreed to appear on Dan Patrick's radio show and then pulled out at the last minute.  You can see Patrick's take on Engelbert's actions here.  The Owl thinks Engelbert's actions are cowardly and an admission the WNBA cannot answer hard questions about the WNBA's many problematic issues, chief among them is the tolerance for dangerous thuggish play.

The Owl supports Dan Patrick's take and his statements about WNBA status as a serious league.