The WNBA leadership circus has somehow found another way to embarrass itself.
The league’s official social media account posted a video on Wednesday, appearing Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers and Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese agreeing to a $400 wager on the outcome of a game between their own teams.
Yes, the WNBA itself promoted the apparent bet.
The clip, recorded during the league’s All-Star Weekend in Chicago, showed Reese holding a stack of $100 bills while discussing the wager with Bueckers.
“This is how the rich stay rich,” Bueckers joked during the exchange.
The WNBA later shared the footage ahead of Wednesday night’s Dream-Wings matchup with a laughing caption referencing “the bet” between the two players.
There was just one enormous problem.