Espn Host's Off-color Joke During Wnba All-star Broadcast Draws Mixed Reactions From Viewers

The WNBA All-Star Game’s high-offensive output led ESPN big Elle Duncan to opportunity thing galore viewed arsenic rather crude connected unrecorded television. 

It’s not uncommon to spot a deficiency of defense successful a hoops All-Star Game, nary matter if it’s nan WNBA aliases nan NBA. But Duncan had an absorbing measurement to picture that broadside of nan crippled astatine halftime during ABC’s broadcast connected Saturday night. 

"We dream it gets a small spot much competitive," Duncan started disconnected aft watching Napheesa Collier’s squad put up 82 puts to Caitlin Clark’s squad’s 60 successful nan first half. "Because for illustration a girls’ travel to Cancun, correct now, there’s nary D."

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ESPN big Elle Duncan and ESPN analysts Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike look connected pursuing nan 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected July 19, 2025 successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

ESPN expert Chiney Ogwumike quickly said, "Elle, you’re successful timeout. You’re done." Then, nan broadcast went to commercial. 

After nan one-liner recovered its measurement moving done societal media, location were a fewer who didn’t for illustration Duncan’s humor. 

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"Add this to a agelong database of why nary 1 takes @WNBA aliases @espn seriously," 1 X personification said nether a video of Duncan, posted by Awful Announcing. 

Elle Duncan earlier nan AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2025 connected July 19, 2025 astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Amelia McAnear/NBAE via Getty Images)

"If Shane Gillis said that, they’d effort to cancel him," different wrote, referencing nan comedian’s ESPYs speech that turned heads this past week. 

When nan 2nd half yet started, location was much discourtesy than defense yet again, arsenic Collier led nan measurement pinch 36 points to thief her squad hit Clark’s, 151-131, to triumph nan All-Star Game. 

Clark didn’t play successful nan game, arsenic she continues to caregiver a groin wounded that has been nagging passim this 2025 WNBA season. She suffered it connected Tuesday against nan Connecticut Sun, which forced her to beryllium sidelined for nan Indiana Fever during their crippled against nan New York Liberty connected Wednesday. 

Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike airs for a photograph during nan AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2025 connected July 19, 2025 astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)

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The WNBA 2nd half will footwear disconnected connected Tuesday aft All-Star festivities this weekend.

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