Caitlin Clark’s Emotional Response To Hateful Social Media Users
Caitlin Clark has been experiencing growing pains with the Indiana Fever in her rookie season, which has caused some WNBA fans to question her skill and even call her out online.
The Fever rookie leads all first-year players with averages of 16.3 points and 6 assists per game, but shooting struggles have plagued her development and the team’s success. She’s shooting 33% from 3-point range and 37.3% from the field. With Indiana sitting at 3-10, fans have been vocal about their scrutiny toward Clark.
She recently spoke about the social media backlash before starting her professional career.
“There’s just so much hate in the world right now. I think just everybody appreciating everybody for who they are and loving on one another. That’s how I go about my life and how I was raised. … Social media is not really the greatest place to ever be on. … You never want to find your validation from people online,” said Clark via Vanshay Murdock on X.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) watches from the bench after getting taken out during a substitution in the first quarter against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center.
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Clark expressed insight into her participation in the social media world. She’s said she doesn’t frequent these apps and keeps to herself, but with a name as big as hers, it’s hard to hide from the light.
The rookie seems to be a true hooper. Someone who doesn’t want to get involved in the outside noise and focus on what’s inside the lines. Unfortunately, in the social media era, that’s nearly impossible, but Clark has said that she’s only concentrated on the game.
Clark hasn’t really dealt with these struggles in her career. She committed to Iowa as one of the highest-ranked players in the nation and was an automatic starter for the Hawkeyes. Clark averaged 26.6 points in her freshman season at Iowa and finished her college career as the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer.
