The WNBA and women's basketball in general take a large amount of unfair jokes and criticism directed their way, but don't ever say that the league doesn't have passionate fans, including here in Flint.
With Flint's Deanna Nolan suiting up for the Detroit Shock during their championship runs, Flint has had a decent-sized Shock following over the years. When the franchise moved to Tulsa after last season and Nolan elected not to play this season, that would seem to end the local connection. But one Flint resident made the trek to Tulsa for the team's home opener and even got
about Shock player and former U.S. track and field star Marion Jones:
There are always going to be the alpha-male jokesters out there who just can't accept women's pro sports, but the attitude is shifting. And while the Shock are no longer around, there is another pro team that could use that support — The Flint Flames.