“Wonderful adventure of being a sports journalist” – Christine Brennan delivers graceful response after WNBPA’s statement
A day after the WNBPA released a statement condemning Christine Brennan and calling for her credentials to be revoked, the veteran journalist is looking to put it behind her. The players’ association wasn’t happy with Brennan’s question to DiJonai Carrington about her eye poke on Caitlin Clark in Game 1 of their first-round series in the 2024 WNBA playoffs.
After the WNPBA executive Terri Carmichael Jackson released their statement, veteran journalists showed their support for Brennan, who’s a pioneer for women in sports journalism and coverage. She reposted the take made by Indianapolis Monthly’s Bob Kravitz, who called it the “dumbest sh*t” he’s ever seen.
“Thank you @bkravitz. Talk about doing a job exceedingly well … that’s you! Here’s to everything we love about the wonderful adventure of being a sports journalist. Onward,” Brennan wrote.
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“Pls leave me alone” – DiJonai Carrington seemingly jabs at Caitlin Clark’s fans for nail-shaming in eye-poke incident
Christine Brennan drew the ire of the WNBPA after questioning DiJonai Carrington about her eye poke on Caitlin Clark and whether it was intentional or not. Carrington explained that she didn’t do it on purpose but was seemingly fed up when Brennan followed it up by asking about her celebration with Marina Mabrey later in the game.
Carrington and Mabrey were caught laughing and celebrating late in the game after Carringhton had hit a 3-point shot. While it looked like they were mocking Clark, they were doing Carmelo Anthony’s famous “3 to the Dome” celebration.
Brennan writing a book about the Indiana Fever certainly didn’t help her cause with some WNBA fans. Nevertheless, many journalists were dumbfounded by the WNBPA’s statement regarding the situation, making it seem like it was blown out of proportion.
USA Today also defended Christine Brennan’s question, as many are wondering if Carrington did it on purpose. The WNBA and WNBPA need to start finding the right way to deal with social media, like the NBA, if they want to keep their popularity high.
Who is Christine Brennan?
Christine Brennan works as a sports columnist for USA Today. She also works as a commentator for various networks like ABC, CNN, NPR and PBS. She’s even a best-selling author of several books and is writing about Caitlin Clark’s journey.
Even though the WNBPA didn’t like her question to DiJonai Carrington, Brennan is a well-respected journalist in her craft. She’s also a pioneer, being the first female sports reporter for the Miami Herald. She made history in 1985 when she became the first female reporter to cover an NFL team.
Brennan has also covered 21 Olympic games, both summer and winter. Her career started in 1981 with the Miami Herald after receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
