Unfortunately there was more dirty play going on this week than actual playing in the Women’s Chinese League. On two separate occasions Yelena Leuchanka was the victim of not one but two punches in two separate games! Elizabeth Cambage was the culprit in one of the games and was suspended for their next game. The other punch came from a Chinese player who was also suspended. Yelana seems to have taken the incident lightly despite suffering a black eye and requiring stitches as she posted a picture of her wounds on Instagram and referred to it as just another day at the office. Lets hope the league can clean up their play before someone gets seriously injured.
This article seems like a personal attack to the Australian player. “Elizabeth Cambage was the culprit in one of the games”— I mean come on. I personally feel the writer could have used a better wording.
Well Cambage was the culprit and was suspended because of her unsportsmanlike conduct as was the Chinese player who was also mentioned. Which word would you have liked to be used? Just stating facts here. It doesn’t matter to me if she was Australian, Russian, American, or any other nationality, there is no room for this kind of behavior in women’s basketball and I think everyone could agree to that fact.
“Offender, wrongdoer, or miscreant” the writer has so many option other than culprit. The word seems a little bit harsh as if there is a personal motive behind the use of it. As for mentioning “Australian”, I was just describing Cambage through an adjective, not accusing the writer is discriminating towards her nationality. But I do agree, her behavious is completely unacceptable.