Fever coach Stephanie White says divisiveness 'will not win' during pregame rant
- Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White criticized the focus on divisive issues instead of basketball.
- White expressed her frustration during a pregame speech, emphasizing unity and support for her players.
- The Fever won their game against the New York Liberty with a score of 106-92 after White's remarks.
- White defended her players and changed her opinion on a controversial foul after reviewing the replay.
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has had enough of the conversations around the WNBA this season that aren’t about basketball. On Tuesday, she finally lashed out.
The 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year and one of the original Fever players angrily defended herself after she was criticized for her response to DiJonai Carrington’s flagrant foul on Sophie Cunningham, and pleaded with people to focus on the sport and not the continual sideshows.
White stated, “The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness that’s trying to hijack our league will not win. It won’t win.” She emphasized unity and support for her players, stating that “love will win. Grace will win. Humility will win and kindness will win.”
Following her remarks, the Fever played one of their best halves of the season, shooting 59% from the field. White's pregame outburst came after a week filled with controversies surrounding the team and its players.
Fever主教练斯蒂芬妮·怀特在赛前发言中表示分裂“不会胜利”
印第安纳费弗队主教练斯蒂芬妮·怀特对本赛季WNBA围绕篮球以外话题的讨论感到厌倦。在周二，她终于发声。
这位2023年WNBA年度最佳教练和费弗队的原始球员之一愤怒地为自己辩护，回应了她对迪乔奈·卡林顿对索菲·坎宁汉的恶性犯规的反应所受到的批评，并恳请人们关注这项运动，而不是持续的侧面话题。
怀特表示：“试图劫持我们联赛的仇恨、恐惧和分裂不会胜利。它不会胜利。”她强调了团结和对球员的支持，称“爱会胜利。优雅会胜利。谦逊会胜利，善良会胜利。”
在她的发言后，费弗队打出了本赛季最佳的半场表现，投篮命中率达到59%。怀特的赛前发言是在球队及其球员周围充满争议的一周后发表的。