The WNBA is not for the faint of heart, man. There are only so many spots to go around in that league. Each spot is filled by a player with a ton of talent.
Indiana Fever rookie Lexie Hull found that out the hard way in Friday’s season-opening game against the Mystics.
Hull had the bright idea of picking up Mystics point guard Natasha Cloud full court. You can’t really blame her here. This is her just trying to play hard while the Mystics are blowing the Fever out. It’s sort of admirable, really.
Turned out to be a big mistake, though. Why? Because Cloud absolutely snatches her ankles with this smooth hesitation.
ANKLES SNATCHED 😳 pic.twitter.com/6u6u6x47fO
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 7, 2022
LEXIE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Somebody check on her ankles, man. Or, better yet, ask Natasha Cloud for them back. Because those joints are snatched.
My goodness, man. Just…wow.
SOMEONE HELP LEXIE HULL pic.twitter.com/X4hV23YkoG
— meredith minkow (@murrminks) May 7, 2022
Somebody help Lexie, indeed. I’ll give her some credit here. The only way to get embarrassed like this is to actually play defense. So good on her for really giving that effort.
But, uh, let’s just say the results here are less than optimal. Sheesh. This is definitely her “welcome to the WNBA” moment. She’ll never forget it.
Unfortunately for her, neither will we. Everyone was shocked by this.
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