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Greatest trash talkers in WNBA history, ranked by The Guardian

The Guardian ranks the players who perfected smack talking over the years, as the WNBA season nears its climax; most of it, apparently, is friendly.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Guardian ranked the greatest trash talkers in WNBA history, from Paige Bueckers's broadsides to Lady Magic's spice.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere with us via satellite from his yacht is publicist Barnaby Quist.

  3. Barnaby QuistHank, what a wonderful morning to celebrate brand voice. Ding. That's my bell, by the way. It's for brand.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the Guardian says most of the talk looks heated but is good-natured competition. Is trash talk good for the league?

  5. Barnaby QuistLet me reframe that. It isn't trash talk, it's unsolicited career feedback, delivered with passion, at close range, to a stranger's face.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. If a player tells someone she's finished, what is that?

  7. Barnaby QuistLet me reframe that. It's a retirement planning conversation. Ding. Very proactive, very brand.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRetirement planning.

  9. Barnaby QuistAnd a broadside, which I'm told is the harshest kind, is simply a gift basket thrown very hard. With a card.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me ask you something. Which of these players have you actually watched?

  11. Barnaby QuistFor the record, I read the headline twice, on a very large boat. I'd call that deep research. Ding.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou read a headline. The headline is the whole article's worth of homework you did.

  13. Barnaby QuistLet me reframe that. I'm a lean, efficient scholar. Ask me anything. Go on, insult me, I'll make it a compliment.

  14. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYour yacht looks like a bathtub with a flag.

  15. Barnaby QuistHank, you have the warmest eyes in broadcasting, and the tie is a bold risk. Ding.

  16. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat one actually hurt.

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