Overview
- Ball said his ninth-grade size and dunking would have overwhelmed WNBA defenders, calling his hypothetical performance "going crazy."
- Porter Jr. asserted eighth-grade dominance, citing scout-team runs against his sisters’ Missouri squad that featured future WNBA players such as Sophie Cunningham.
- Their discussion referenced earlier comments by A'ja Wilson about beating an NBA guard one-on-one and Patrick Beverley suggesting a WNBA team could top an NBA bench.
- Coverage from Yahoo Sports and TMZ framed the exchange as speculative, with TMZ noting it feels like a stretch to think middle-school boys could beat teams led by stars like Wilson, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, and Angel Reese.
- Reports noted no substantive responses from WNBA players in this cycle, though the clip drew online scrutiny for positioning their claims at the expense of a professional women’s league.