Co-framing the 2024 WNBA Playoffs: ESPN’s Deferential Approach to Selling Misogynoir
Published online on April 18, 2026
Abstract
Television & New Media, Ahead of Print.
As the 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season drew record viewership, it also became a site of intense media discourse about race, racism, and rivalry. This article examines ESPN’s broadcast commentary during the 2024 WNBA playoffs, a ...
As the 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) season drew record viewership, it also became a site of intense media discourse about race, racism, and rivalry. This article examines ESPN’s broadcast commentary during the 2024 WNBA playoffs, a ...