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Caitlin Clark’s Old Comments Are Trending After WNBA Controversy
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has addressed this WNBA controversy twice.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has finished her WNBA rookie season. Selected No. 1 overall by Indiana in the 2024 WNBA draft, Clark entered the league with unprecedented hype after breaking the NCAA’s all-time scoring record.
Meeting and exceeding this hype in many ways, Clark broke numerous records while leading the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016.
While Clark and her rookie class helped drive historic growth for the WNBA, some of this came with increased negative attention. Many players addressed this throughout the season, including Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas after her team’s opening round victory over Indiana.
“Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, hurtful, disrespectful, hateful comments and threats,” Clark said. “Those aren’t fans. Those are trolls.”
This is not the first time Clark has spoken on this topic, and her old comments have been trending amid the WNBA’s publicity battle.
Via James Boyd of The Athletic: “I got time today, so let’s revisit: Caitlin Clark said this in June — four months ago. So, anyone labeling these racists, misogynists, sexists, etc. as specifically *CC* fans are being disingenuous. They aren’t her fans. They never were. She’s just a means to an end.”
This post, which now has over 420,000 views on X, was the first in a thread from Boyd that breaks down this dynamic.
As Boyd emphasized, Clark has addressed and denounced any hateful comments directed at WNBA players, calling the situation “disappointing.” Doing so again on Friday, Clark said there is no place for that anywhere.
