Angel Reese accused Litte Girls of racism after the Final Four of the NCAA saw an incredible drop of 71% of the audience compared to 2023 – a loss of more than 10 million viewers.

By the editorial team of Black and White Sports

The Final Female of the 2024 NCAA is in books – but this year’s tournament has not been recalled for buzzer drummers or performance. Instead, it was defined by a shocking 71% drop in the hearing Compared to the figures for 2023 raking records … and an even more shocking response from one of the biggest names in women’s basketball.

After the figures have come to show one more loss 10 million viewers, Recruit from Chicago Sky and former LSU star Angel Reese I did not indicate the quality of the games or the lack of power of the stars. Instead, she called what she believes to be a deep cause:

“You only looked at it until last year because of white girls. Let’s keep it real. It is racism, clear and simple.”

Yeah. She said that.

Gout has heard “in the world of hoops

In 2023, the NCAA women’s tournament was acultural moment. On 18 million viewers Listening to see Caitlin Clark lead Iowa to the championship match against the Tigers LSU of Reese in one of the most electric games of recent memory. Trash speech. To forbid. Power Star. There was everything – and has been shown.

Quick advance until 2024, and the same juice was simply not there. Even with elite teams, highly qualified players and Angel Reese in the spotlight, the public fell from a cliff –Up to around 5.3 million.

It’s more than 10 million fewer people look.

Blame fans? Or blame the product?

Reese has not lost time interacting, and instead of chaining it with competition, planning or perhaps the fatigue of fan, she focused on the breed.

“The little girls did not look because it was no longer them. When it is we at the front, they turn off the television. We see it every time.”

But here is the thing: this kind of story will not land well when it is launched without responsibility.

Was the tournament also convincing without a confrontation of Clark-Reese? Maybe not.

Was the media coverage also relentless this time? Certainly not.

Was the product still strong? Of course, but were there occasional fans locked up? Clearly not.

Facts on feelings

Take a step back. The 2023 tournamentwas notI just looked at because Caitlin Clark is white. He was watched because theThe matches were the elite, the personalities were engaging, and there was a rivalry that captured the nation. It was Basketball first, not identity policy.

And this is the problem of taking Reese. Instead of having the fact thatCEThe tournament did not deliver the same frills – or that marketing and matches simply did not attract fans in the same way – she chose to play the race card and throw the shadow on an entire audience.