Sue Bird defends WNBA response to right-wing news cycles: 'For a very long time, it was never about basketball'
📍 How it ended
{ "epilogue": "Coverage of the WNBA centered on the league's intersection with political discourse and culture wars, with commentators and figures addressing the ongoing attention from conservative media and right-wing news cycles. Sue Bird defended the league's response to these cycles, noting that the focus was often not about basketball.
Ultimately, the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 2d ago, after coverage quieted.
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