Breanna Stewart and Alana Smith Stand Strong: Facing Online Hate with Unity
WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart and her partner, Alana Smith, are speaking out against the barrage of death threats and homophobic slurs they have endured online. This article examines the hateful messages targeting the couple, explores the growing issue of online abuse in sports, and highlights their powerful message of resilience and advocacy.
Game 3 of the Finals will take place on Wednesday night. WNBA starring New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and which are tied at one. But sports remained in the background for a moment, because it was known that Marta Xargay, wife of the Liberty player Breanna Stewart, received an email with homophobic insults and death threats and that together they upheld the complaint to the police.
A safety statement from the NBA he said the email was sent from an Internet address that had already been associated with other hateful and racist messages that included death and bomb threats. The message you received anonymously Xargay It read as follows:
“I hope someone shoots your wife dead, you, you damn it, I hope you both die.”
Xargay hugs his wife after the victory against Minnesota Lynx (Via: X).
Xargay spoke to ESPN and said that he had notified the WNBA about what happened, so that “they were aware”. The former player is 33 years old and had a long international career. He won seven medals with the Spanish National Team: three golds in the Eurobasket in 2013, 2017 and 2019, an Olympic silver in 2016 and another world in 2014, a continental bronze in 2015 and another in the 2018 World Cup. And he also wore the shirts of Girona, Phoenix Mercury and the Russian Dynamo Kursk.
He retired at the age of 30, already in a relationship with Breanna Stewart, Olympic champion in Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, whom he met during his time in the Moscow team. Today Stewart and Xargay They have two children. The Spaniard said on Tuesday that she had received the threats last week, after the first match of the Finals of the WNBA in which the Lynx defeated the Liberty 95-93 at home. Social networks were immediately filled with messages of support for the couple.
Stewart has played for the U.S. National Team for a decade (Via: X).
Breanna Stewart with a huge block on Alanna Smith 🚫#WNBA pic.twitter.com/9ORtwh1xli
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People Also Ask About Breanna Stewart:
1. Who is Breanna Stewart?
Breanna Stewart is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is widely considered one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time, known for her exceptional scoring ability, versatility, and leadership.
2. What position does Breanna Stewart play?
Breanna Stewart plays both power forward and center.
3. What championships has Breanna Stewart won?
Breanna Stewart has won four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm (2010, 2018, 2020), a WNBA Finals MVP award, and an NCAA championship with the University of Connecticut Huskies.
4. Is Breanna Stewart married?
Breanna Stewart is in a committed relationship with Marta Xargay, a professional basketball player from Spain.
5. What message did Breanna Stewart and her partner send out?
Recent death threats and homophobic insults directed towards Breanna Stewart and her partner prompted them to publicly denounce the hate speech, emphasizing the importance of respectful and inclusive language in sports and beyond.