With all the viewership that the WNBA has been receiving over the past few years, including this current season, the latest controversy from Nike shows that the ladies who play professional basketball still have a long way to go to get their proper respect.

The Nike basketball social media account posted an awfully bone-headed tweet about no more basketball for the next week, and WNBA fans immediately clowned them for it. The Mavs finally unraveled the Timberwolves on Thursday,

The apparel brand has endorsement deals with top WNBA stars such as Sabrina Ionescu and is set to launch signature shoes for A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark. On top of that, Nike is also an equity investor in the WNBA.