A “shock” has just shaken the women’s basketball community when the legendary Sheryl Swoopes-which was formerly considered one of the WNBA representative faces-was officially withdrawn from all the television broadcasts of the tournament in 2025. This decision was published after his controversial series of the young star Cairlin Clark, which was the communication center and fans.

Swoopes, formerly WNBA champion and symbol of the American basketball gold generation, has become one of the experts who often appear on television channels commenting on the WNBA. However, in recent weeks, she has been criticized violently after making statements that are “unjust”, “heaven” and “false truth” on Caitlin Clark-a emerging phenomenon that attracts millions of fans to women’s basketball.

The online community reacts, saying that swoop words are not only personal but also the image and development of WNBA – especially in the context of Caitlin Clark, helps attract the unprecedented public for the tournament.

After several days of debate, the television channels cooperated with the WNBA have officially announced: Sheryl Swoopes will no longer participate in a broadcasting program of the 2025 season. This is a difficult step, but is considered to protect the objectivity and the positive of the sports communication environment.

The incident also raised a warning bell as to the sensitivity of public discourse-especially when women’s basketball entered a boom of world reputation and influence. While Swoopes remained silent after the notice of dismissal, the fans looked at whether it spoke or not – and whether this incident would close or last as a wave in the strong development of the WNBA.