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Former NBA All-Star says he would put up ‘Wilt numbers’ against A\u2019ja Wilson<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The WNBA’s popularity has never been higher, and the level of talent in the league right now is greater than at any point in the league’s 30-year history.<\/p>\n

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So leave it to Jeff Teague to voice the most ludicrous take possible about it.<\/p>\n

Speaking on a live edition of his “Club 520” podcast on YouTube, Teague declared that he would have “Wilt Chamberlain numbers” — i.e., he would score 100 points — in a WNBA game. The one-time NBA All-Star even took a shot at A’ja Wilson<\/a>, widely regarded as the WNBA’s best player, who is a three-time champion and the league’s only four-time MVP in addition to being a two-time Olympic gold medalist.<\/p>\n

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“I’m 215 (pounds), bro. I doubt (Wilson) probably weighs about 170,” Teague said<\/a>. “(Defenders) can’t check her, they damn sure can’t check me.”<\/p>\n

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Teague’s comments are the latest indication that many in the sphere of men’s basketball still don’t understand — let alone respect — the talent and professionalism of the WNBA’s stars.<\/p>\n

Last November, Michael Porter Jr. drew controversy<\/a> by saying that he could have beaten a WNBA All-Star team when he was eight years old. In the six months since, the league has agreed to a historic new CBA that has raised player salaries into the millions of dollars for the first time. The league’s new $3.1 billion media rights deal<\/a> took effect just this season, and broadcast presentation of WNBA games finally matches the standard of the basketball being played.<\/p>\n

However, this just isn’t enough for ignoramuses like Porter and Teague. Wilson and the WNBA’s other superstars will just have to keep proving them wrong.<\/p>\n

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