Christine Brennan Lashes Out at Defector After Column Says She's 'Fully Lost It over Caitlin Clark'
Brennan objected to the article’s framing of her WNBA coverage and raised league concerns, including calls to investigate messages players say they are receiving.
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Christine Brennan lashes out at Defector after column says she's 'fully lost it over Caitlin Clark'
As USA Today columnist Christine Brennan continues her tirade over the WNBA’s handling of Caitlin Clark and the new generation of fans she brought to the league, she has increasingly made herself more central to the story. Last week, the independent sports outlet Defector published a column titled “Christine Brennan Has Fully Lost It Over…
Christine Brennan Has Not Fully Lost It, According To Christine Brennan In Two Baffling Phone Calls
This past Friday, Christine Brennan asked to speak with an editor at Defector. The USA Today columnist's request was somewhat expected, since Giri Nathan had written about her in an article published two days earlier, the piece critical of her fixation with measuring the WNBA's success through the singular metric of Caitlin Clark. While writing his article, Giri had reached out to Brennan for comment on what her ideal strategy would be for the l…
‘One of Journalism's More Incredible Crash-Outs' — WNBA World Divided As Christine Brennan Objects to Column Criticizing Her Caitlin Clark Coverage
Christine Brennan sought a headline change on a Defector column critical of her Caitlin Clark coverage, drawing reactions from her peers.
Christine Brennan Calls Defector Editors Over Caitlin Clark Column Headline
Photo: defector.com (all rights reserved) USA Today columnist Christine Brennan spent last week pressing Defector to change the headline on a column about her WNBA commentary, Defector editors Samer Kalaf and Tom Ley wrote on Tuesday. Both said they left their calls with her no clearer on what she wants from the league. Awful Announcing, in a piece by Brendon Kleen, reported that Brennan emailed the column's author, Giri Nathan. She also spoke b…
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