It&#8217;s been a rough few days for the NCAA after the league was criticized for their men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s weight rooms. Oregon Ducks player Sedona Prince first brought attention to the controversy after sharing a video online. In the clip, Prince displays the women&#8217;s weight room—a set of barbells—and the men&#8217;s facility that hosted all of the amenities that a sports player would need. The video went viral and soon, professional NBA and WNBA players <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nick-young-catches-backlash-for-calling-womens-ncaa-basketball-the-jv-team-news.128721.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">came forward to condemn</a> the NCAA for unfair treatment of women.
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After receiving backlash, the women&#8217;s weight room was quickly stocked and NCAA President Mark Emmert spoke with reporters about the issue. &#8220;I want to be really clear. This is not something that should have happened and, should we ever conduct a tournament like this again, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nick-young-catches-backlash-for-calling-womens-ncaa-basketball-the-jv-team-news.128721.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">will ever happen again</a>,&#8221; said Emmert.
Lynn Holzman, NCAA&#8217;s Vice President of Women&#8217;s Basketball, also reportedly stated that they &#8220;fell short&#8221; because women were supposed to receive a full weight room at the third round of the tournament while <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dicks-sporting-goods-offers-to-donate-equipment-to-womens-ncaa-tournament-news.128741.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">men received theirs </a>from the beginning. According to NPR, weight rooms are the least of their worries as other differences are being brought to light including men players receiving &#8220;buffet with steak fillets and lobster mac &#8216;n&#8217; cheese&#8221; while women get &#8220;uninspiring box meals.&#8221; Men also reportedly get much larger swag bags for the event.
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