It was during halftime when Duncan made her comment regarding the offensive output by both teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We hope it gets a little bit more competitive,” Duncan said after watching Napheesa Collier\u2019s team put up 82 points to Caitlin Clark\u2019s<\/a> squad\u2019s 60 in the first half. “Because, like a girls’ trip to Cancun right now, there\u2019s no D.”<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n Elle Duncan before the WNBA All-Star Game 2025 July 19, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.\u00a0 (Amelia McAnear\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike quickly said, “Elle, you\u2019re in timeout. You\u2019re done.” Then, the broadcast went to commercial.\u00a0<\/p>\n Duncan doesn\u2019t have any regrets about her comments despite the vitriol on social media. During an appearance on “The Dan Le Batard Show<\/a> with Stugotz,” she defended her comment.<\/p>\n “My thing with the Cancun joke is, I feel like whenever I say something, it\u2019s like sometimes a reintroduction for some people who clearly don\u2019t know me or my work over the last 10 years,” Duncan said, according to Awful Announcing.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I\u2019m like, \u2018Bro, I said on-air one time that if you celebrate too early, it\u2019s called\u00a0premature I\u2019m-Jacked-Elation.\u2019 Like, I can\u2019t actually imagine this is worse than that. Like I feel like I constantly have to remind people I have been saying things like this for the 10 years I have been at ESPN.<\/p>\n ESPN HOST’S OFF-COLOR JOKE DURING WNBA ALL-STAR BROADCAST DRAWS MIXED REACTIONS FROM VIEWERS<\/a><\/p>\n “So, I thought it was silly. I thought it was funny. Some people disagree. Some people definitely agree. But it is what it is. Like, yes, girls say crude jokes, too.”<\/p>\n Duncan also addressed a specific portion of comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter and Chiney Ogwumike pose for a photo during the WNBA All-Star Game 2025 July 19, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.\u00a0 (Ron Hoskins\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “The funny part to me, y\u2019all, has been the people who are like, \u2018What am I supposed to say to my children?'” Duncan added. “I\u2019m like, \u2018Well if you have to talk to your children about the fact that \u2018D\u2019 is a slang word for a penis, then I hope that I was able to help you have that conversation with your child who\u2019s old enough to watch basketball.\u2019 Because my 4-year-old knows what a penis is.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s so silly to me. The idea that like this is groundbreaking or somehow completely inappropriate in the landscape that we live in right now is just wild to me. I was a little blown, to be real.”<\/p>\n When Duncan\u2019s comment went viral on social media, many were quick to comment with frustration.<\/p>\n “Add this to a long list of why no one takes @WNBA or @espn seriously,” one X user said under a video of Duncan, posted by Awful Announcing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Host Elle Duncan speaks during the 2024 espnW New York Summit at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge May 9, 2024, in Brooklyn, N.Y.\u00a0 (John Lamparski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n “If Shane Gillis said that, they\u2019d try to cancel him,” another wrote, referencing the comedian\u2019s ESPYs monologue that turned heads this past week.\u00a0<\/p>\n When the second half eventually started, there was more offense than defense yet again. Collier led the way with 36 points to help her squad beat Clark\u2019s, 151-131, to win the All-Star Game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to\u00a0the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n![\"Elle](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/elle-duncan-.jpg\")
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