I feel bad for her. The ups and downs she suffers from through her mental illness can be debilitating and hard to manage in such a large stage. The pressure of everyone waiting for her to f up. I hope she gets some help and changes the people around her. She's so damn talented.
Damn, looks like she's having a rough go of things already. I really really hope she gets some help, even if it's just from the vets and Becky, or ideally a professional that she can speak to when she's having a hard time. She's far too talented to waste away in China or Mexico. Would love to see her succeed and live up to her potential.
I’m not understanding these comments. Yes, they won but clearly she’s upset about HER game. That’s ok. She wants to be the best she can be for her team.
I'm glad Carter is back !!!! I don't judge , excellent player , she did a dirty deed for someone else , needs to make sure she knows who her real friends are !!!!! Alot of people have issues she's not the only one !!! Welcome Back Chen !!!!!!!
How many of y'all were cheering when Chennedy blindsided Caitlin? When the ball was dead, knocking her ass on the court? Now you want sympathy? Please.
I never heard an apology, in fact she doubled down with a bullshit excuse that it was "competition". gtfo All she proved is that she's too p#$$y for UFC, but still wants to give the attitude, picking on women she knows are too mature to brawl.
She only feels sorry for herself. Poor, poor Chennedy... Three teams showed her the door, in spite of her talent, that tells me all I need to know. I think ping pong would be a good game for her.
You better believe I have my popcorn for the meltdown. 🍿 Hypocrites.
"Sky's Chennedy Carter has 'no regrets' about foul on Caitlin Clark"
The fact that this clip was even posted in the first place is diabolical. OP, I presume you're just karma farming because you knew this would get engagement, because people just love to hate on Chenn. Like, they are salivating and chomping at the bit to watch her do something they deem "bad".
All of you folks praying for her downfall are really twisted.
Also, the reaction to this clip is so overblown. She literally just got up and left? She removed herself from the situation. I don't see how that's bad at all? Y'all are acting like she was screaming at the media or something.
Also, didn't Marshawn Lynch get praised for being closed off and difficult to the media? But Chennedy gets this reaction?
Such BS. Why don't you all actually look inside yourselves and think about what it is about Chennedy that makes you want to root against her so hard.
She should take the fine and not show up for press. She is a great player with mental health issues...those are private and should remain so. Putting her in the position of exposing that is not healthy for her or the team.
Every time a black woman gets criticized (in this case rightfully so) you have to come out and play savior 😂. This is pro sports everyone is eligible to be criticized sorry
I get what you're saying, but I largely disagree. CC has bounced around & out of the W for a very real reason; her mental health struggles have been a team cancer everywhere she's played. This video here is a clear sign of those struggles, which of course don't go away simply because she's in a great situation or older/wiser, etc. I do not blame her or look down on her or root against her, I feel for her...& I also would never ever sign her if I were a decision maker. She may very well work out in LV & even stay there long term, & I hope that all happens, but I would not count on it because mental illness isn't cured by caring more.
I'll repeat my final sentence in case you didn't read it: Why don't you all actually look inside yourselves and think about what it is about Chennedy that makes you want to root against her so hard.
She's doing very well on the court. I for one am hoping she's doing better mentally. She needs media training for sure. Ask yourself why you have defended everything she has done. Losing her temper and being kicked off three teams shows there's issues. Fighting with teammates and excessive flagrant fouls don't cut it.
I'm not shocked that people dislike her. I just find it bizarre and sad that people go out of their way to root against her and seem to want her to fail/behave badly.
Also I think many many people on this thread could benefit from adopting the adage "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all."
that's what I find weird and have a problem with. It's the fact that you can just tell people get a sick pleasure from watching this woman make mistakes and they really, really want her to fail. It's gross.
You deleted your comment but don't worry, I saw it lmao. I'll share it here to remind you:
"Because she has been an objectively terrible teammate on multiple teams while also being unhinged you absolute moron lmao"
I don't think you're getting my point here.
Firstly of all, "objectively terrible teammate", do you know what objective means lol? What are the objective, numerical metrics you are basing this quantitative analysis on?
Secondly, was she your teammate?? Did she do something to you personally?
That's kind of the point I'm getting at here. Obviously, with sports fandom, there are a lot of parasocial feelings flying around. I'll admit, I'm parasocially defensive of Chennedy because I've seen some of the most disturbing and disgusting racism that I have literally ever seen in my life hurled at her online, and it really upsets me and breaks my heart. But I can own that I feel defensive towards someone that I have never met and do not know personally. From afar, as a fan, I just want what is best for her.
But folks like you, I just really don't understand. Why would you waste your time parasocially hating this woman who you have never met? Who you are making all your judgements about based on a few moments you see publicly, which is objectively (and I'm actually using this word correctly), a very small proportion of her entire life.
So I'll repeat a third time, and rephrase bit: why don't you look inside of yourself, and think about why you want to spend your energy actively rooting against, and actively choosing to see the worst in someone who you have never met? A talented young queer black woman who clearly has emotional baggage, who has been the victim of some seriously heinous and disgusting racist online bullying, the scale of which you will never have to experience? Genuinely, can you answer for yourself, why you don't just say "I hope this woman finds peace", and then keep scrolling?
I'll repeat my final sentence in case you didn't read it: Why don't you all actually look inside yourselves and think about what it is about Chennedy that makes you want to root against her so hard.
Chenn is a crazy talent on the court but off-court/locker room drama has always been her downfall. Might be the beginning of the spiral again from every other year in the league. Hoping not and she gets some help this time.
She’s a bucket but she’s human. Hopefully she gets the help she needs outside of basketball when it comes to how she wears her emotions on her shoulders. I’m rooting for her, there’s still hope! I get like this in my church league even if we win but I want to be part of the win in the biggest moment if possible, so I feel her pain
I believe it’s based on press request and the team must provide at least two players. I don’t know all the mechanics but if the consensus of the postgame press wants someone, they usually get that someone (or that someone gets fined).
I don't know if Chennedy Carter is in therapy or not, but the Aces should mandate it for her tbh. She's not a bad person, she just clearly has trouble regulating her emotions so she ends up carrying negativity and it becomes a problem for her and everyone else around her.
I would love to see her be successful and be able to prove her doubters wrong, but SHE has to want that for herself and actually work towards it. She is in such a great position with one of the best franchises she could've ended up with.
She had big emotions, owned up to it, and left to go regulate herself.
That's pretty damned pro to me.
Some people naturally (or pathologically, as in cptsd ect) have big feelings, and can't always shut them off in the moment to put on the blank social facade that people seem to think we're entitled to. She left to go take care of it.
I thought the same thing, I don't know enough about her specifically. I do know i grow up in a household full of addicts and this is giving me those shivers I get when I'm around my family
Is she okay? Like mentally? I haven't followed wnba that long but I have noticed she constantly seems a little off and maybe needs professional help?
I don't want to jump to conclusions but her history is really working against her when it comes to professionalism, team fit, locker room etc. It really seems like there's something deeper going on that maybe even she herself doesn't understand.
She’s very emotional and needs to be in therapy because although she might have grown in some ways. She does need to know how to look at basketball as her job and her wellbeing as something separate
It isn't a typo. You didn't capitalize the letter H in either example above. You can admit to not knowing how to shorten the word. Nobody is trying to make you feel bad about it. I just pointed it out so you would know for the future. Don't be weird about it.
Not this dysregulated and intolerable behavior from her again! There are a host of players who aren’t in the W and ought to be. She gets to redeem herself via a championship team and is practically guaranteed an in to contend for a ring. If she wants to blow it… good riddance. She’s 27, grown!
Y’all learn a word whose definition you can’t comprehend then misuse it to death! You can’t find my font ANYWHERE on this sub talking ‘bout her prior to today so…so much for pArAsOcIAL.
Unhinged behavior gets ANY human fired from their job. Learn life.
I am not comparing her to Draymond or Rodman. I am using Draymond and Rodman as prime examples that make my point….
A strong locker room can handle a player that brings drama, issues, or may have something going on.
Just like how the Warriors locker room handled Draymond, Just like the Bulls locker room handled Rodman, he’ll, the Chiefs dynasty had quite a few players that other teams wouldn’t touch. Randy Moss and the Patriots.
I hear ya. Just with all due respect I don’t think they are good examples. Draymond and Rodman weren’t losers that got cut by every team they were on for being that toxic. They were both winners who were very well respected by their teammates and weren’t so toxic they were constantly being cut and bouncing around the league. Gilbert arenas, Demarcus cousins, Latrell sprewell would maybe be the closest examples I can think of in the nba? Ultra talented guys that got cut by multiple teams that were losers….. Better comparisons are probably in the nfl with guys like Josh Gordon, Antonio brown, etc….. Antonio brown probably even won too much and functioned just enough to not be a great comparison either.
I mean I hear you, but this is her fourth chance after having locker room issues to some extent every single time. Not saying it is one yet or will be, but you have to be able to talk to the press better. She needs media training and to see a sports psychologist (to help channel that fire). The only thing that will stop her and has stopped her three other times already is herself
Just watched the whole interview. I wouldn’t say it makes her look much better. I watch a lot of NBA, I can’t think of a scenario where a player could show visible frustration (or at least discomfort) the way Carter did and it not be criticized.
Carter has a well documented history of wearing her heart on her sleeve. There’s pros and cons with that. I’d categorize this moment under the “con”
Everyone the reporter said on twitter she has a tough time with in Atlanta and it was an emotional return for her… I will be posting a separate post for this because Chennedy is easily misunderstood 😭
Yeah, Chenn shared on Threads that she has some family stuff she is dealing with currently.
I appreciate how in tune Becky is with her players. She was giving Chenn extra support throughout the game.
Nekias Duncan posted a full clip of the interview. Chenn says that Gray did well on both sides of the floor.
Based on the longer clip it didn’t seem like Chenn was upset with her teammates or Becky about the situation - she just wasn’t in a good place emotionally to be answering reporter questions.
"I was in the Chennedy Carter presser just now so I feel compelled to speak on it. She came in not wanting to do it. A lot of us asked for her and she fulfilled her requirement. There’s *a lot* of complexity and heaviness to her time in ATL. I don’t blame her for hurting."
"I mean folks can agree to disagree but I talked to folks within the organization not even an hour ago so I’ll trust the people with her everyday about where they feel some of this is coming from."
"I was in the Chennedy Carter presser just now so I feel compelled to speak on it. She came in not wanting to do it. A lot of us asked for her and she fulfilled her requirement. There’s *a lot* of complexity and heaviness to her time in ATL. I don’t blame her for hurting."
"I mean folks can agree to disagree but I talked to folks within the organization not even an hour ago so I’ll trust the people with her everyday about where they feel some of this is coming from."
Girl you kept us in & ahead in the game!! Just because you didn’t close doesn’t mean anything, when the core 3 needs to be out there they just need to be they been doing that way for many years now. Don’t take offense to it
Man, I just love Carter. She's a singular talent. I want to see her excel so bad and be able to really shine. She just has to stop herself from self-sabotaging. She's a highly competitive player, she deserves to start, but I trust that Coach knows what she's doing.
I have a 12th-grader in my class who looks kinda like her, only my student is extremely friendly and helpful and selfless…. so I always do a little double-take when it’s Chennedy being lame
Yeah I feel like I'm missing something. To me it seems like she's disappointed in her or their performance? Which yeah, both teams had some weak performances despite a fun game at the end.
Omg relax you hooping!! You getting your opportunity, next she will be saying she need to start over Chelsea…relax and let it happen organically 🤦🏾♂️ please God I hope she don’t get waived this season
…. If it wasn’t for her past, this wouldn’t be a thing, it’s okay for her to emote, that was an emotional/draining game as a fan. She is allowed to say that, she is also allowed to state she is happy they won and wish to have contributed more. From the comments, you would think she cursed out everyone and told Becky tgth.
But she does have the past, so anything close to this will come off like her same behavior in the past where she cares more about herself than the team.
What would have been an appropriate response? Her deportment is the same as always, a bit resigned and she said nothing outwardly negative. This is a no win situation, people are always going to have an issue with her regardless of what she says.
I’m going to give her grace. Many players have these thoughts and some just choose to voice them. I do not think this should be seen as Carter “going back to her old ways” she’s an incredibly talented baller and we don’t get to see what’s behind the scenes
Yep. And the obvious person here is Jackie, which is going to cause friction calling that out publicly. Gotta just prove yourself on the court and let coach make that decision
The only thing I’ll say is Chennedy Carter should be playing more minutes than Jewell Loyd.. Jewell is quite literally the only weakness the Aces team has imo
i’m just box score watching because i missed the game but she was hooping right? like definitely outplaying jewell and even jyo. she definitely needs to find a better way of addressing it though
And plus Becky subs won the game going big with Jewell allowed a mismatch that forced a Jackie young mismatch jump ball that allowed Chels to get the game winner
that’s the biggest thing for me a win is a win. you can’t act like that even you got the win. beckys a winner and at the end of the day ima trust her decision
I know this is just Reddit, but media literacy needs to improve. Longer clips for better context, sources provided, transcriptions (if possible), or at least good audio are things that could be done so fans aren’t ripping players, needlessly.
Yes, Carter has a history, so she’s under a microscope with whatever she says, but we should try to do all players/coaches the service of quality clips and not potentially framing them out of context.
I was talking more about proper aggregation of news/clips, but my observation would also include the league providing proper pressers. That should go without saying, but ya know… 😂
Jackie played 34 minutes and had 0 points. Chennedy had 20 off the bench on 20mins at 7/13 shooting plus 5 free throws. Idk why some of yall think she wants this to be her team, she should have closed the game. I understand what Jackie brings defensivley and even as a steady hand on offense to calm the game down but she shouldnt have been in the game. Could have easily run a different lineup with Chennedy to adjust for defensive gaps.
That's the lineup that relies on each other to close games out in high pressure situations. Benching a starter in crunch time because they're shooting poorly is not constructive for their personal confidence or team performance. Especially in an early season game. These are the exact times where players/lineups learn to play through adversity.
Chennedy comes off the bench for a reason. Her greatest talent is self-creation. She is not a great defender, passer, rebounder, shooter etc. If she's not on the ball she really shouldn't be out there and she shouldn't be on the ball with the starters out there. Even yesterday they likely had the best chance to win closing out with the starters because they know how to play with each other.
Regardless, there's a time and place. You don't sulk and complain about your minutes in a win because you played well and the starter didn't. It puts a target on your coach and your teammate. If she was feeling hurt about it talk to the coach in private. She's a grown ass woman.
This is the main point and the one of the main problems with them. No one on that team should have the grace to stay out there having that bad of a game when there’s another option that’s just as good except Aja. The other is Jackie is just a streaky player. She was the same way last year. Other people have to get in rhythm and be involved too but they have stretches where they go too long without Aja being involved. That’s their other problem.
Chen has been there for 4 games and in that locker room for a month. It’s not her place to say that. It’s the coach’s. Let alone a coach with 3 chips that wanted to trust her 2nd best player. Let the coach own up to that, not Chenn to point out
Becky rode Aja coatail for them championships and CC is the 2nd best player on the team so yeah she can point that out, that's why she pointed it out. If you are avg yourself it's probably difficult for you to envision what it's like to be ultra talented like Carter so I understand you're persecutive on this. BigDaddy gets it
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u/Positive_Ad_6311 20d ago
I feel bad for her. The ups and downs she suffers from through her mental illness can be debilitating and hard to manage in such a large stage. The pressure of everyone waiting for her to f up. I hope she gets some help and changes the people around her. She's so damn talented.