Dawn Staley Calls Out CBS Sports Reporter Over ‘Biased’ Comments Around Valkyries Waiving Kate Martin

In addition, Martin was on an unprotected contract and suffered a quad strain in training camp that could keep her out for some time. So, the Valkyries’ choice to keep Amihere and Chen makes more sense.

What Staley seems to be alluding to is Lively’s framing that Amihere and Chen were the reason for Martin to be waived. When, in fact, there were many others. And considering Martin’s fanbase, she could fear some backlash falling on Amihere. However, reporters opined that Staley’s tweet was unnecessary in this situation.

WNBA Reporters Fire Back At Dawn Staley As Natalie Nakase Speaks Out On Kate Martin Decision

Reporters have been at the end of intense criticism in the last couple of years, coinciding with the boom of women’s basketball. Like Matt Lively, they have been criticized

of being biased, especially in the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese debate. Others have been accused of being “fans who are journalists.” However, Lively has gained some support among his industry mates, as many have called out Dawn Staley for her defensive and unprovoked reply.

“WNBA players shouldn’t be treated with kid gloves,” Ryan Galssspiegel of FOS wrote. “There’s nothing wrong with a reporter specifying that there were three players for two spots. (H/T @Valkyries_Muse)”

From their perspective, what Lively wrote was just straightforward facts. The narrative around the Valkyries before this news has been a competition between Martin, Chen and Amihere for one roster spot.

And eventually it was Martin who was waived due to changing circumstances. “All respect to the Dawn, but personally I think this is uncalled for,” wrote Nathan Cavallio, a Golden State Valkyries reporter. “@mattblively is one of the best in the biz and he was simply pointing out the roster crunch.”

The WNBA roster decisions are not some that are new to Staley or to the fans. Before this season, the situation was much worse with teams having only 11 spots. So, difficult choices

Are inevitable. There is a thin line between toxic and competitive.

“A lot of heartache,” Natalie Nakase said regarding Kate Martin. “Kate was our family member and someone we cared about deeply. And we still do care deeply about Kate… It’s very hard because we are trying to construct the best team.”

Martin can still get the final developmental spot for the Valkyries. Even if she doesn’t return via Golden State’s developmental spot, Martin’s versatility and popularity should make her a strong candidate elsewhere in the league.

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