WNBA Player Destroyed After Trashing Male Fans

Natasha Cloud set social media on fire with a very dumb hot take.

The Phoenix Mercury player decided to hop on X Friday to take a shot at all the new male fans who have found the league. The WNBA has never been more popular than it is right now. A lot of that is due to Caitlin Clark bringing fans from her days dominating in college.

You'd think the WNBA and all the players would be very happy with all the newfound attention. Not so fast, my friends. People seem more interested in tearing Clark down and complaining.

Cloud, who famously called America "trash", has now escalated the situation.

Natasha Cloud trashes male WNBA fans.

Cloud tweeted Friday, "I’m tired of hearing men talk about our league knowing nothing about our history. Invest or stfu. Respectfully."

For those of you who don't know, "stfu" is slang for "shut the f*ck up." Yes, Natasha Cloud is telling all the new fans who are spending time talking about the WNBA to shut up. Is it also a shot at Charles Barkley? Is it a shot at my viral Angel Reese tweet? I have no idea, but it's beyond dumb.

Well, going after all the new male fans went over about as well as you'd think. After all, the WNBA is dependent on the NBA - a male league - for an unknown level of financial support. Social media fired back, and absolutely roasted her. Check out some of the reactions below, and let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

It's honestly amazing how poorly the WNBA seems to be handling all its new attention. The league has craved viewers for years. For the first time ever, the WNBA is being regularly discussed in the discourse of sports. Again, that's in large part thanks to Caitlin Clark and her ability to draw in viewers.

You'd think the WNBA and every single player would be profusely grateful. You'd think all the media members would be very grateful. Instead, it's just nonstop sniping. We have people taking nonstop shots at Caitlin Clark, and Natasha Cloud - who once hilariously claimed I needed her to be relevant - is telling male fans to "stfu" if they don't know the entire history of the league.

It's an absolute joke. How does the league expect to grow when a player is on social media openly taking shots at all the new male fans? It's mind-boggling.

Natasha Cloud takes a shot at male WNBA fans. (Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images)

Some people just aren't built to handle attention, and as we're finding out in real-time, that applies to a lot of people in the WNBA. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com, and while we're here, let's enjoy Bill Burr's thoughts on WNBA viewership.