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Daily Mail
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Basketball influencer Rachel DeMita ousted from job over Caitlin Clark posts while covering rival league
Basketball influencer Rachel DeMita has reportedly left her role as a courtside reporter for the Big3 league just days after posting about Caitlin Clark during a game. DeMita, who is engaged to former NBA star Andre Roberson, shared some of Clark's highlights from the WNBA while working for its rival league on Saturday night. And according to Front Office Sports, the 35-year-old's promotion of Clark and the WNBA was the 'final straw' that led to her leaving Big3 - the three-on-three basketball league co-founded by rap icon Ice Cube in 2017. After sharing a clip of the Indiana Fever superstar making a deep three-pointer, she wrote on X: 'for those who questioned the hype.' DeMita, a former Old Dominion basketball player who has one million followers on Instagram, first joined Big3 in June 2024. She has been engaged to ex-Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Roberson, 33, since December 2024, roughly six years since they started dating. DeMita sharing highlights of Caitlin Clark from rival league the WNBA was the 'final straw' Judging by her Instagram posts, the social-media personality is also clearly a huge fan of Clark, who she watched in the flesh as recently as May 3. DeMita shared a photo of herself wearing the Fever sensation's No. 22 jersey at a game in Indiana that day, while including the caption: 'oh it's going to be a fun season'. Clark was at the center of fierce controversy earlier this week after she was brutally shoved to the floor during the Fever's win over the Connecticut Sun. When the Indiana superstar reacted angrily to being struck by Connecticut's Jacy Sheldon, the latter's teammate Marina Mabrey raced over and slammed her to the floor in a violent moment which sparked outrage online. Somehow Mabrey avoided an ejection from the game despite the shove being unprovoked, much to the dismay of WNBA fans. However, less than 24 hours later the league admitted referees were wrong to issue a technical foul to the Sun player. ESPN's Alexa Philippou revealed Wednesday that Mabrey's technical has been upgraded to a flagrant 2, which would have brought an ejection had it been dished out on the night. Clark's teammate and enforcer Sophie Cunningham was also fined separately for her foul with 46 seconds remaining in the game. As Sheldon came away with a steal in the final minute, Cunningham committed a blatant and hard foul of her own - wrapping her arms around the Sun guard's head and pulling her to the ground in an act of revenge after her foul on Clark. Another larger scuffle then ensued, with Connecticut's Lindsay Allen running over to defend her teammate and Sheldon popping straight up to shove the Fever player. Tensions took a while to die down and at the end of it, Cunningham, Sheldon, and Allen were all ejected.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mystics Under Fire for Postgame Behavior After Loss to Fever
After playing in 42-of-42 possible games (regular season and playoffs) for the Indiana Fever during the 2024 WNBA season, Caitlin Clark was ruled out for Saturday's preseason opener. Still, the Fever were able to secure their first win of 2025, defeating the Washington Mystics in overtime, 79-74. Advertisement With a minute remaining in regulation, the Mystics looked like they had the win secured, holding a six-point lead. But after three unnecessary fouls, Washington handed Indiana six-straight points from the free throw line to tie it up. The Mystics only made one basket in overtime, allowing the Fever to take full control and walk away with a victory. After the game, sports reporter Rachel DeMita shared a post on X, revealing that some Washington players refused to shake hands with Fever players, opting to walk straight to the locker room instead. "Also I forgot to mention... for some reason the Mystics didn't shake hands after the game??" DeMita wrote on X. "A few of the Fever players were waving because they were expecting a handshake line.. Mystics players went straight to the locker room." WNBA fans were not impressed with the Mystics' lack of sportsmanship, taking to social media to call the team out. Advertisement "...The shake of hands starts with the coaching staff and player leadership. Bad look for the organization," one fan wrote. "Sykes is instilling toxicity in the rookies. That team is dirty as (expletive) with horrible attitudes. Hate watches will be enjoyable at least," claimed a second. "Wow. Not cool," posted a third. "The Mystics team and their piss poor attitudes + rookies disrespecting 15-year vets like DB… I can't wait to HATE WATCH this team all season," said a fourth. "mystics players were being weird the whole game idk wtf they got going on," commented a fifth. "yikes," posted a sixth. Washington Mystics vs. Indiana Fever© Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Sophie Cunningham, who was acquired by the Fever in a four-team offseason trade, stole the show against the Mystics, recording a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds. Advertisement The Fever will be back in action on Sunday, facing Brazil at the University of Iowa, a game Clark is expected to play in. Related: Caitlin Clark Earns New Nickname After Fever-Mystics Game
