ESPN's Holly Rowe claims I'm 'bullying women' due to Angel Reese criticism | Jon Root

The WNBA and much of its media are politically liberal and often treat criticism of the league and many of its players, minus Caitlin Clark, as a microaggression or an attack on women’s sports as a whole. That’s ironic, given that they’ve done little to protect the integrity and fairness of the sport, instead backing policies and politicians that, in critics’ view, undermine it.A good example of taking criticism to an unfounded extreme is self-professed "anti-racist", as it says in her X bio, ESPN’s Holly Rowe. New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu is interviewed by ESPN reporter Holly Rowe after winning the three-point contest during the 2025 WNBA All Star Skills Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on July 18, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)After one of my posts went viral this week, highlighting an abysmal play from Reese’s preseason return to Chicago (she was traded to the Atlanta Dream this offseason), I argued that the idea she’ll be as memorable or impactful as Caitlin Clark 20 years from now is laughable. In response to a repost on Instagram, Rowe wrote, "YO @JonnyRoot_ stop bullying women."ANGEL REESE LOOKS IMPRESSIVELY BAD IN PRESEASON GAME AGAINST HER FORMER TEAMBefore I respond to that asinine claim,