Social media explodes as WNBA star Kelsey Plum leaps into the arms of opposing coach during play

Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are giving the WNBA exactly what every league says it wants: attention, rivalry, ratings, personality, memes, and real fan emotion. So why does the league keep looking uncomfortable with the very energy that is making people watch? On this episode of The Riley Gaines Show, Riley breaks down Clark’s return to elite form, the Fever’s surge, the technical foul controversy, and Sophie Cunningham pushing back on the

Another night, and another "Only in the WNBA" moment. Thankfully, this one had nothing to do with racism, men playing women's sports, or Angel Reese missing a 2-foot layup.

Nope. This one was just some good, clean family fun from last night's Phoenix-Atlanta game.

For those who missed it (and that's literally all of you), the Dream took down the Mercury, 96-82, in a back-and-forth contest. Reese finished with 14 points and 10 assists.

ANGEL REESE PUT UP ONE OF THE WORST BASKETBALL SHOTS OF ALL TIME, AND THEN SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENED

But I don't care about the Xs and Os of last night's game. What I care about is what transpired late in the game, when Kelsey Plum went barreling down the court, veered too much to the bench, and ended up in the arms of opposing coach, Karl Smesko.

You're simply not getting this sort of content out of the NBA, folks.

Soak it all in:

What a scene. What a moment.

What a league!

Every night, it's something new. Most of it's ... not great ... but it's still a talker, and that's all that matters. Yesterday Sophie Cunningham went on some long rant about how WNBA beat reporters don't ever talk about basketball.

Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces appears on the WNBA Live Orange Carpet at the Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz., on July 18, 2024. (NBAE