WNBA Won't Name Person Behind Shirt Incident at Fever-Dream Game
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Something happened at a WNBA basketball game. The game was between the Fever and the Dream teams. Some fans wore shirts about trans athletes. A security worker asked the fans to cover their shirts.
The WNBA is a basketball league. It is now looking into what happened. But the WNBA will not say who told the fans to cover their shirts. The league has not named this person.
The Dream team says the WNBA is responsible. They say the league made a mistake. Many fans are angry about this. They say the WNBA has a double standard. This means the league treats people differently in similar cases.
People want the WNBA to explain more. They want to know why the fans had to cover their shirts. The story is still not finished. Many people are watching what the WNBA will say next.
Vocabulary15 words
- WNBA
- a basketball group for women players in America
- security
- people who keep a place safe
- double standard
- treating people differently in the same situation; not fair
- incident
- something that happens, often a problem
- trans athletes
- sports players who are transgender
- league
- a group of sports teams that play together
- backlash
- strong anger from many people about something
- responsible
- the person who caused something
- cover up
- to hide something, like a shirt
- fans
- people who like and watch a sports team
- dispute
- a disagreement between people
- blame
- to say someone caused a problem
- team
- a group of players who play sports together
- explain
- to give reasons for something
- angry
- feeling upset or mad
Quiz
Answer key
1. Shirts about trans athletes 2. No 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Something happened at a _____ basketball game. The game was between the Fever and the Dream teams. Some fans wore shirts about _____ athletes. A _____ worker asked the fans to cover their shirts.
The WNBA is a basketball _____. It is now looking into what happened. But the WNBA will not say who told the fans to cover their shirts. The league has not _____ this person.
The Dream team says the WNBA is _____. They say the league made a mistake. Many fans are angry about this. They say the WNBA has a _____. This means the league treats people differently in similar cases.
People want the WNBA to _____ more. They want to know why the fans had to cover their shirts. The story is still not finished. Many people are watching what the WNBA will say next.
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