I’m sports-illiterate, so forgive me if I mess this up: WNBA players Diana Taurasi and Seimone Augustus have known each other for a long time. They have an affectionate rivalry, since they play on opposing teams. In the below clip, you can see Augustus and Taurasi preparing to, uh, I don’t know, block each other? Is that what basketball players do? When they get close, after a few pushes, Taurasi gives Augustus a kiss on the cheek. As men often do when women kiss in public places, the referee immediately injects himself into the equation. He calls them for foulsโ€”double technicals, they’re apparently called.

USA Today’s Mike Foss notes that sports players touch each other all the timeโ€”on the ass, on the shoulders, on the hands, on the headsโ€”and so the foul seems unnecessary to him, and to me. But what do I know? Sports!

2 replies on “WNBA Players Kiss, Are Called for Fouls”

  1. Paul, I stopped reading after your first sentance — realizing you may be sports-illiterate, sure, but first and foremost you are a dumbass — and I was angry with myself for even reading one sentance of yours.

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