Raven Johnson Draws Attention for What She Said About Fever Coach Stephanie White
Stephanie White and Raven Johnson (Image via: Imagn) ©Stephanie White and Raven Johnson (Image via: Imagn) For Raven Johnson, attention hasn’t left her shoulders ever since her advent to Indiana Fever, but her latest hook is far from basketball, leaving the fans out of sorts. In most her time so far in her pro career, we’ve seen Johnson grab the headlines for her formidable performances as the floor general in the preseason. But on Monday, it was a bit different as she showcased a different side to her through a comment regarding Fever head coach Stephanie White after the practice session, prompting the fans to react.
The moment unfolded in the media availability session where she was asked of the learnings she derived from White. In turn, Johnson gave an answer far from the basketball court, directed towards White’s partner, Lisa Salters which even got the reporters cracking in that exact moment. “She’s funny.
Don’t tell her this but her wife came to practice the other day and I was like, dang! you got some taste in there,” she said. “She has a little bit of taste for her.
Her wife is beautiful. ” White and Salters have been together since 2016. There haven’t been any reports of them getting married, and are generally referred to as partners.
Salters is a veteran journalist and has worked for mainstream media like ESPN and ABC for NBA and “Monday Night Football” and shares a home with White in Nashville where they live with the Fever head coach’s three kids from previous marriage and Salter’s only child. Even though they aren’t in the public as much as other high-profile queer couples, they have consistently showcased their support for each other. For instance, last year when Salters’ mother was ill, White took a few days off from her coaching duties and even missed a game against the Golden State Valkyries and the latest instance being Salters coming to a Fever training camp to back up White.
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