{"id":15081,"date":"2024-10-21T13:20:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=15081"},"modified":"2024-10-23T13:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:51:24","slug":"wnba-2024-caitlin-clark-rookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wnba-2024-caitlin-clark-rookie\/","title":{"rendered":"wnba 2024: caitlin clark&#8217;s controversial &#038; remarkable rookie year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 seconds point a rookie class as good as\">\n<div>the wnba had perhaps their greatest season ever in 2024. the arrival of <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>caitlin clark<\/strong><\/span> had an expected, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/yet-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yet<\/a> amazing impact. listen at :30 in this video as <strong>60 minutes<\/strong> reports&#8230;<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"segment-timestamp style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\">sports have a <em>knack<\/em> for <em>bending<\/em> stats to <em>fit<\/em> desired <em>narratives<\/em> but the [wnba]&#8217;s <em>growth<\/em> figures <em>astound<\/em>. tv ratings have <em>spiked<\/em> 153% from last season<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wvJN0eo2phU?si=YFLSBWZQrrJR94uA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>bend<\/strong><\/em> means <em>transform<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fit-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>fit<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>correlate<\/em>, <em>support<\/em>. a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/narrative-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>narrative<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a <em>story<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/growth-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>growth<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the noun equivalent for <em>grow<\/em>. it menas <em>increase<\/em>. <em><strong>astound<\/strong><\/em> means <em>shock<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spike-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>spike<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>increase suddenly<\/em>.\u00a0 a <strong><em>knack<\/em><\/strong> is a<em> tendency<\/em>. u might recognize it as the name of the band famous for the song <strong><em>my sharona<\/em><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bbr60I0u2Ng?si=bDHI613i93bVImJJ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 seconds point a rookie class as good as\">\n<div>at minute 4, the 60 minutes video <strong><em>speaks to<\/em><\/strong> (talks about) the wnba&#8217;s stability issues<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"4 minutes, 1 second from the jump franchises came and went\"><em>from the jump<\/em> franchises <em>came and went<\/em>. the houston comets won the first four titles only to <em>fold<\/em>. but <em>amid<\/em> the instability the wnba was giving a generation of girls aspiration and inspiration<\/h4>\n<div><em><strong>from the jump<\/strong><\/em> means from <em>the beginning<\/em>. <em><strong>fold<\/strong><\/em> means <em>go out of business<\/em>. <em>stop existing<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/amid-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>amid<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>in the middle of<\/em>. <em><strong>come and go<\/strong><\/em> (came and went) is frequently used to emphasize <em>temporary<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-in-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>as in<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (for example)&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>the title of this <strong>juice wrld\/marshmello<\/strong> track<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2Y0wPrPQBrGhoLn14xRYCG?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>the chorus of this huge hit by <strong>culture club<\/strong>&#8230;<\/div>\n<h4>karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon<br \/>\n<em>u come and go, u come and go<\/em><\/h4>\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JmcA9LIIXWw?si=Y-refngCka67Us9H\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>and this verse by john mellencamp that appears at 1:45 in the song&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 eZiGeS\">cause they told me when I was younger sayin&#8217;, &#8220;boy, you&#8217;re gonna be president&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">but just like everything else, those old crazy dreams j<\/span><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">ust kinda <em>came and went<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOfkpu6749w?si=8i4ykAJypnxCmzmb\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>at\u00a0 4:15 in the 60 minutes video, clark shares a story from when she was younger&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"4 minutes, 1 second from the jump franchises came and went\">when clark was <em>growing up<\/em> in iowa, already <em>running circles around<\/em> the boys, her dad took her to see a wnba game in minnesota. she returned home <em>hellbent<\/em> on adding distance to her jump shot. &#8220;i&#8217;m <em>like<\/em> <em>begging<\/em> my dad to <em>like<\/em> <em>tear up<\/em> some grass and <em>pour<\/em> more concrete so i could have an entire three-point line in my <em>driveway&#8221;<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/grow-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>grow up<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is the process of <em>going from a child to an adult<\/em>. <strong><em>run circles around<\/em><\/strong> is an idiom that means <em>dominate<\/em>. <strong><em>hellbent<\/em><\/strong> means <em>very determined<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/beg-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>beg <\/em><\/strong><\/a>is <em>intensely or desperately request<\/em>. both uses of <em><strong>like<\/strong><\/em> are &#8220;fillers&#8221;&#8211;they are not essential but indicate emphasis and informality. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tear-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>tear up<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>remove<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pour-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>pour<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>flow out of a container<\/em>. a <strong><em>driveway<\/em><\/strong> is <em>the pavement that goes from a public street to the garage of a private home<\/em>. it&#8217;s common in the u.s. to have a basketball hoop in the <em>driveway<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"4 minutes, 22 seconds in Minnesota she returned home hellbent\">\n<div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-caption-dd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/concrete-driveway.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15086\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/concrete-driveway-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"a crew pouring concrete for a driveway--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--caitlin clark\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/concrete-driveway-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/concrete-driveway-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/concrete-driveway-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/concrete-driveway.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><em>this crew has already <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">poured<\/span> the concrete and they are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">paving<\/span> the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">driveway<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">clark reinforces the impact that the wnba had on her as a kid at 6:30&#8230;<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">a lot of these players are who i <em>grew up<\/em> watching on tv and wanting to be <em>like<\/em> and now i <em>get to<\/em> play against them&#8230;it&#8217;s <em>pretty<\/em> cool<\/h4>\n<p class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><em><strong>like<\/strong><\/em> in this context is <em>similar to<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>get to<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>means <em>have the opportunity or privilege<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pretty-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>pretty<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is not always easy to understand because it depends on context and tone, but based on what we know about caitlin clark, we can take this to mean that she thinks being in the wnba is <em>super<\/em> cool.<\/p>\n<p tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/all-rookie.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15108\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/all-rookie-258x300.png\" alt=\"the wnba 2024 all rookie team--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/all-rookie-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/all-rookie.png 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><em>the best of the 2024 rookie class<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>there was an intense level of <strong><em>hype<\/em><\/strong> (publicity) surrounding the <strong><em>rookies<\/em><\/strong> (first year players) who entered the wnba this year with caitlin.\u00a0 were they able to manage all the hysteria? listen for this observation at :21 on the 60 minutes video<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 seconds point a rookie class as good as\">\n<h4>a <em>rookie<\/em> class <em>as good as advertised<\/em> has made <em>a seamless transition<\/em> from <em>college<\/em> to the pros <em>blending<\/em> with established stars<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\">a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rookie-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>rookie<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> is <\/em>a<em> first year player.<\/em><strong><em> as good as<\/em><\/strong> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-adjective-as-comparatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>comparative<\/strong><\/a> that means <em>equal to<\/em>. <strong><em>as good as advertised<\/em><\/strong> means that they did indeed <em><strong>live up to<\/strong><\/em> <em>the hype<\/em> (meet expectations). <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/seamless-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>seamless<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>smooth<\/em>, <em>continuos<\/em>. it is frequently used in the phrase <em><strong>seamless transition<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/college-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>university<\/em> NOT a school before university level. <strong><em>blending<\/em><\/strong> means <em>mixing<\/em>, <em>combining<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/caitlin-shrug.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15107\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/caitlin-shrug-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"caitlin clark shrugging during a game when she was in college at iowa--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/caitlin-shrug-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/caitlin-shrug.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5 tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\"><em>caitlin and i went to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">college<\/span> at the same place <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"iowa tigerhawk random\" src=\"https:\/\/emojis.slackmojis.com\/emojis\/images\/1686777345\/66665\/iowa-tigerhawk.png?1686777345\" alt=\"the logo of the university of iowa\" width=\"25\" height=\"14\" \/><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\">despite caitlin&#8217;s consistent <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/praise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>praise<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (admiration) for the wnba players to come before her,\u00a0 there were several moments during the season when the <em>blend<\/em> between rookies and established players\/legends wasn&#8217;t\u00a0 perfect . this tension is the theme in this short from <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my youtube channel<\/a>&#8230;<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LeO1RhnKdsE?si=SJxtFporqkDteTD7\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 seconds point a rookie class as good as\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">\n<div class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"8 minutes, 55 seconds hurt or whatever so I think it's just to\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>take another look and check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/remarkable-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>remarkable<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (amazing) vocabulary in the short\u00a0 &#x1f449;<strong><em>rookie<\/em><\/strong> (also appears above), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/meant-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>meant<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rub-the-wrong-way-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rub the wrong way<\/a>,<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/push-back-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>push back<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, <strong><em>old guard<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>steadfastly<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>vitriol<\/em><\/strong> (also appears below), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/remiss-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>remiss<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/take-away-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>take away<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/have-got-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>have got structure<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aint-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ain&#8217;t<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/double-negatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>double negatives<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/box-office-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>box office<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/yall-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>y&#8217;all<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <strong><em>poo-poo<\/em><\/strong>(v), <strong><em>let it slide<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/superlatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>superlatives<\/strong><\/a>, <em><strong>big dog<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>sink in<\/strong><\/em>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>a comment in the 60 minutes video at 9:04 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/point-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>points out<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (specifies) another type of <em>vitriol<\/em> that the wnba commissioner <strong>cathy engelbert<\/strong> was forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/deal-with-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>deal with<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (confront) this season&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 seconds point a rookie class as good as\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">\n<h4 class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"9 minutes, 4 seconds one person though the commissioner touts\"><em>though<\/em> the commissioner <em>touts<\/em> league rivalries, competition has also <em>brought out<\/em> a certain ugliness. this season saw an <em>onslaught<\/em> of <em>vitriol<\/em>, often racist, <em>targeting<\/em> players. this in a league that is 75% black<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tout-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>tout<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>promote<\/em>. <em><strong>bring out<\/strong><\/em> is a <strong>phrasal verb<\/strong> that means <em>expose<\/em> or <em>reveal<\/em>. an <em><strong>onslaught<\/strong><\/em> is a <em>fierce attack<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/target-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>target<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>aim at<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>though<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is used to contrast the desire to promote rivalries vs the ugly <em>vitriol<\/em> of fans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\"><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">first team all-wnba and olympic gold medalist <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>alyssa thomas<\/strong><\/span> said wise words in response to the <em>vitriol<\/em>. watch it in this short&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ny8hr8urmsE?si=uwR8s-fHkDU4-Ork\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the vocabulary presented in this vid includes: <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/80s-present-perfect-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>every<\/em><em> rose has its thorn<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>shit expressions<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/turn-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>turn out<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/whatsoever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>whatsoever<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spent-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>spent<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/troll-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>troll<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <strong><em>unsung<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>harass<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/threaten-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>threaten<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/nonsense-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>nonsense<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>career<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/throughout-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>throughout<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/head-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>head<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/degrade-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>degrade<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">in the short\u00a0<strong>alyssa thomas<\/strong>\u00a0is defending her\u00a0<strong>connecticut sun<\/strong> teammate <strong>dijonai carrington<\/strong> who is recognized as one of the most stylish players in the league. the 60 minutes video <strong><em>highlights<\/em><\/strong> the importance of <em><strong>drip<\/strong><\/em> (style) for promoting the league. listen at 10:30&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 class=\"ydp4da1e7c6yiv0548789395ydp1e62fecbsegment ydp4da1e7c6yiv0548789395ydp1e62fecbstyle-scope ydp4da1e7c6yiv0548789395ydp1e62fecbytd-transcript-segment-renderer\">the arrival walk to the\u00a0<em>locker room<\/em>\u00a0is now a\u00a0<em>fixture<\/em> in pro sports. [wnba] players absolutely <em>own<\/em>\u00a0this space&#8211; social media\u00a0<em>rocket fuel<\/em>\u00a0that\u00a0<em>engages<\/em>\u00a0fans<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/locker-room-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>locker room<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is <em>where players change into their uniforms<\/em>. <em><strong>fixture<\/strong><\/em> means<em> permanent part<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/own-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em> own<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means they are very good at it and have attracted a lot of attenion. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fuel-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>rocket fuel<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means it is <em>extremely powerful<\/em> on social media. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/engage-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>engage<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>involve<\/em>, <em>attract<\/em>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dijonai-drip.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15118\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dijonai-drip-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"dijonai carrington pregame drip--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dijonai-drip-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dijonai-drip.jpg 553w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"6 minutes, 30 seconds in her early 40s a lot of these players\">\n<h5><em><strong>dijonai carrington&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">drip<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"20 seconds point a rookie class as good as\">\n<div class=\"segment-start-offset style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">finally, near the end of the video, low player salaries in the wnba is the topic. at 11:34 the focus is on defensive player of the year and all\u00a0 wnba selection <strong>napheesa collier<\/strong>&#8230;<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"11 minutes, 36 seconds nefisa ker will be at the bargaining\">as a <em>union<\/em> leader napheesa collier will be at the <em>bargaining table<\/em>. the nba shares <em>revenues<\/em> with its players <em>roughly<\/em> 50\/50 and she <em>wonders<\/em> is the w <em>willing<\/em> to do the same<\/h4>\n<div class=\"segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"11 minutes, 47 seconds commas of course that would be obviously\">\n<div class=\"segment-start-offset style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"segment-timestamp style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer\">a <strong><em>union<\/em><\/strong> is a <em>labor organization<\/em>. the <strong><em>bargaining table<\/em><\/strong> refers to <em>negotiations<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/revenue-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>revenue<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>income<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/roughly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>roughly<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>approximately<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wonder-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>wonder<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>reflect on<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/willing-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>willing<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>inclined<\/em> or <em>prepared<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/napheesa-fouled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15119\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/napheesa-fouled-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"napheesa collier getting fouled in game 5 of the 2024 wnba finals--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/napheesa-fouled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/napheesa-fouled.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h5><em>napheesa collier also <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wonders<\/span> why 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