Pro basketball star Sue Bird offers forthright viewpoint on Olivia Miles and Hannah Hidalgo controversy
Fan Frenzy Over Notre Dame Basketball Brawl
The basketball world is buzzing over the intense confrontation between former teammates Olivia Miles and Hannah Hidalgo. This dramatic scene unfolded during a preseason game between the Las Vegas Aces (Hidalgo) and Dallas Wings (Miles) at Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion. The heated exchange, caught on camera in the game's tunnel, has caused quite the stir.
WNBA legend Sue Bird and soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe, her fiancée and co-host, tackled the topic on an episode of A Touch More. During their discussion, they expressed their desire to see the two rivals face-off again, urging for a matchup between Notre Dame and Miles' current team, TCU.
"Hannah brought the finger guns!" Rapinoe kicked off the conversation.
"I would just like to say, if TCU and Notre Dame do not play a game as soon as possible, they need to schedule one," Bird declared emphatically. "As soon as possible. Everybody wants to see it. Please."
Rapinoe amped it up, requesting not just one game, but two—a home and away series. As the drama unfolded, fans couldn't help but speculate about the exchanged words between the potential teammates-turned-rivals.
"I am not a lip reader, so I don't know what I saw. I want more of it, though. I need to know exactly what happened. I need to know what was said," Rapinoe said, echoing the public's curiosity.
Sue Bird lamented, "Well, we're never going to know," which Rapinoe echoed before also agreeing with the four-time WNBA champion's sentiment.
"Honestly, I loved it. [And] I loved that they were doing it in the tunnel area where all the fans are."
The tension between the standouts began to surface when Miles opted to transfer to TCU following the Fighting Irish's early exit from March Madness. Despite their attempts to downplay the online chatter about their strained relationship, videos of the heated exchange went viral.
The schedules for the 2025-26 NCAA season have already been set, but fans have pushed for a last-minute addition: a face-off between Notre Dame and TCU. While it seems unlikely, fans can keep their fingers crossed for a high-stakes match-up to unfold during the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Insights:- The confrontation between Miles and Hidalgo took place during a WNBA preseason game at Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion.- The event was captured on camera in a tense moment in the game's tunnel.- The root cause of the dispute originated from unresolved personal issues during their time as teammates at Notre Dame.- Figures like Sue Bird have called for games to be scheduled between the two teams in the upcoming NCAA season.
- Despite the schedules for the 2025-26 NCAA season already being set, fans have urged for a last-minute addition to the roster: a face-off between Notre Dame and TCU.
- Notre Dame's dramatic brawl in the WNBA preseason game between the Las Vegas Aces and Dallas Wings has ignited a desire to see a matchup between the Fighting Irish and TCU.
- WNBA legend Sue Bird has declared that everyone wants to see a game between Notre Dame and TCU, expressing her hope for a high-stakes match-up to unfold during the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
- The tension between Notre Dame's Olivia Miles and TCU's Hannah Hidalgo began during the Fighting Irish's early exit from March Madness, which prompted Miles to transfer to TCU.
- The heated exchange between Miles and Hidalgo during the WNBA preseason game at Notre Dame's Purcell Pavilion has garnered significant attention, with some fans speculating about the exchanged words between the potential teammates-turned-rivals.
