Coming off a national championship with LSU, Alexis Morris was drafted 22nd by the Connecticut Sun in the 2023 WNBA draft. She was in the league for one month before being waived by the Sun.
She recently shared her thoughts on the difficulty of transitioning from college to the pros.
“This is for the colleges and institutions: In order to grow the league, you have to prep the players for what’s to come,” Morris said. “In order to do that, you have to watch the league, you have to see the style of play, the systems that they’re running so that the adjustment and the transition for women college players to the WNBA won’t be so difficult.”
Alexis Morris shared her thoughts on how college programs can help prepare athletes for the next level.
(via @AlexisMorrisWBB) pic.twitter.com/DLSuvn7nDh
— espnW (@espnW) April 30, 2023
However, after being cut by the Sun, she shared some additional insights into her mentality on the league. While her underlying premise seems to be that the WNBA needs to expand rosters, her tweets have caused a bit of a controversy on social media. Her tweets seem to have been taken down, but a Twitter user took screenshots before they were deleted.
for those wondering what people on #WNBATwitter are alluding to: alexis morris @AlexisMorrisWBB shared some thoughts on the wnba — pic.twitter.com/eIhonIHHHd
— biddy (@queercroissant) May 17, 2023
Here are what users on social media had to say about the Tweets: