Courtney Williams may simply be one of the best trash talker within the WNBA

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — On Tuesday night time, when the Connecticut Solar and Minnesota Lynx confronted off in Sport 2 of the WNBA semi-finals, Courtney Williams and Marina Mabrey made headlines for some third-quarter trash discuss.

“Informed her she couldn’t guard me,” Williams stated matter-of-factly after Minnesota’s 77-70 win, by which she helped prepared the ground with 17 factors.

On Friday morning at shootaround, Williams grinned when requested about the place she ranked among the many league’s greatest trash-talkers.

“I’m up there,” Williams stated. “I ain’t gonna say I’m one of the best, however I’m like a clean trash talker.”

The important thing for Williams? Retaining issues mild, she stated. Some gamers get private, others get emotional. However Williams stays completely happy when she goes at different group’s rivals.

“Like, I don’t actually get mad once I trash discuss,” Williams stated. “Some individuals trash speaking — they be mad, on the market taking part in mad. I trash discuss, I’m nonetheless smiling and completely happy, so there’s totally different ranges. Some individuals take themselves out of video games after they begin trash speaking.”

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Williams and Mabrey very nicely may go after it once more tonight when the Solar and Lynx run it again tonight in Sport 3 on the Mohegan Solar Enviornment. The duo goes approach again: earlier than they have been fiery rivals battling within the WNBA semifinals, they have been teammates and mates on the Chicago Sky.

“That’s my dawg now,” Williams stated.

However, when the 2 groups face off at Mohegan Solar Enviornment tonight, that friendship shall be put apart — and all Mabrey and Williams shall be is rivals. Mabrey can generally deal with her trash discuss, Williams stated jokingly, whereas making clear that for her it’s by no means a distraction.

“I understand how to manage my trash discuss.”

Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman attested at shootaround that there are few trash-talkers within the WNBA who rival Courtney Williams.

“Courtney’s in all probability essentially the most assured particular person I’ve finished ever met,” Hiedeman stated. “I’m not gonna lie, she may very well be 0 for 10. She’s nonetheless gonna discuss, she’s nonetheless gonna pop it. However I believe that simply goes to indicate who she is as an individual. She’s very, very assured.”

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Hiedeman’s stated that Williams’ trash discuss has been contagious for the Lynx, in a constructive approach.

“She instills that confidence in in everyone,” Hiedeman stated. “So, man, I’m completely happy we on the identical group, you recognize what I’m saying, as a result of when she get to speaking… however nah, she’s positively a high 5 for positive.”

And, she attested that Williams’ back-and-forth by no means will get too heavy.

“To her, it’s a basketball recreation,” Hiedeman stated. “So, all the pieces that occurs on this court docket stays on the court docket. Hers is extra like — she’s going to speak, she’s going to let you recognize she’s right here, but it surely’s nothing loopy.”

It’s necessary to notice that Williams’ trash-talk isn’t restricted to video games — it comes out in follow, too.

And, when the Lynx are simply hanging out.

“She talks all the time,” Hiedeman stated. “She’ll in all probability discuss once we go to breakfast. Irrespective of to who.”