M. Anthony Nesmith/AP
OutKick’s Clay Travis remains convinced that a high school boys basketball team could beat a WNBA team. He’s so convinced, in fact, that he’s willing to bet $1 million on it.
The WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces recently won their second straight championship, cementing their place as one of the greatest teams in the league’s history. Days after this championship, users on Twitter reposted a February clip of Travis making the claim that a “good state championship-level” high school boys team would “smoke” the reigning WNBA champions.
The clip has been met with backlash online and even got the attention of Aces guard Chelsea Gray.
Gray — a three-time champion — had just one word for the commentator.
“Dumbass,” Gray tweeted Wednesday.
Dumbass https://t.co/2hj3KYRAr5
— Chelsea Gray (@cgray209) October 26, 2023
Travis responded to the tweet on Friday, More than eight months since first making the claim, he remained adamant that a high school team could beat a professional women’s team.
“I’ll put a million dollars on the line,” Travis tweeted. “Your WNBA champion team against a 2024 high school boy’s state champion team of my choice. You guys win, you get a million bucks of my money, my team wins, you all pay me a million and I give it all to the boy’s high school team. You in?”
In a follow-up tweet Travis added that the matchup would be the “most watched WNBA game of all time.”
I’ll put a million dollars on the line, your WNBA champion team against a 2024 high school boy’s state champion team of my choice. You guys win, you get a million bucks of my money, my team wins, you all pay me a million and I give it all to the boy’s high school team. You in? https://t.co/mYheqnZJLz
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 27, 2023
The prediction came days after it was revealed the WNBA Finals between the Aces and the New York Liberty was the most-viewed championship in 20 years.
Have a tip we should know? [email protected]