Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes: Will A Man Be The WNBA Rookie Of The Year?
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Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes: Will A Man Be The WNBA Rookie Of The Year?

The WNBA's guide to ignoring the obvious.

Phoenix Hayes

For nearly 30 years, the WNBA has operated under the once-unremarkable assumption that the “W” in its name meant something. But in our enlightened, post-biological era, the Women’s National Basketball Association has found itself in a peculiar existential crisis: What, indeed, is the W?

Instead of simply stating its position, the WNBA has presented what could best be described as a masterclass in semantic evasion.

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