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Former WNBA star Angel McCoughtry made vital remarks about Chicago Sky rookie Hailey Van Lith over the previous TCU girls’s basketball participant’s social media following.
McCoughtry instructed in a current podcast interview that Van Lith might not have been checked out within the WNBA if she didn’t have an enormous social media following. Van Lith was one of many most-followed collegiate athletes on social media. She has 1.3 million followers on Instagram alone.
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FILE – Chicago Sky guard Hailey Van Lith (2) strikes the ball down court docket within the second half a WNBA exhibition basketball sport in opposition to Brazil in Baton Rouge, La., Could 2, 2025. (AP Photograph/Gerald Herbert, File)
“If Hailey Van Lith had 10,000 followers, would she be in the league? Let me ask you that,” McCoughtry stated on “The Daily W.” “Honestly. We’re just talking about her true talent. Take away her followers. Would she be in the league if she only had 10,000 followers?”
“Hailey Van Lith, she’s a decent player,” McCoughtry added. “Are there players out there who may be better than Hailey Van Lith? I believe so. They’re not popular.”
Van Lith was a strong guard for Louisville at the beginning of her collegiate profession. She averaged 15.4 factors and a pair of.5 assists with the Cardinals from 2020 to 2023. He transferred to LSU and performed with Angel Reese, Flau’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow and transferred once more to complete her collegiate profession with TCU, which she led to an NCAA match berth.
Sept. 23, 2013; Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) reacts to the play in opposition to the Washington Mystics in the course of the second half at Philips Enviornment. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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As McCoughtry’s feedback had been dissected throughout social media over the week, she apologized in an Instagram Dwell session over the weekend.
“Just so y’all know, I know one thing I ain’t is a hater. I ain’t never hated on nobody and those words ain’t never come out my mouth,” she stated, by way of CBS Sports activities. “Now, My mistake I made was giving a point with the wrong delivery. I shouldn’t have used a certain player to make an example of a point I was trying to make. And I want to apologize for that.
“I can take accountability after I’m incorrect y’all, so I’ll apologize to Hailey for that. You labored onerous for all the pieces you have obtained, plus extra. Plus extra. And that is to all of the gamers.”
McCoughtry also starred at Louisville before she was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2009 draft by the Atlanta Dream. She played 10 seasons with the Dream, two for the Las Vegas Aces and one more with the Minnesota Lynx. She was a five-time All-Star and the 2009 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Hailey Van Lith poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the number-eleven overall pick to the Chicago Sky in the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)
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Van Lith has been limited to a bench role during her rookie season so far. She is averaging 5.1 points and 1.5 assists per game in 10 games.
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