USA Basketball’s expected decision to leave Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark off the roster for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was met with questions Saturday morning, but one report shed some light on the decision. Citing two sources, USA Today columnist Christine Brennan reported one factor in omitting Clark from the women’s national team was the concern about how …
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Chennedy Carter’s flagrant foul in her game against the Indiana Fever last week wasn’t anything outside the norm, Caitlin Clark suggested to reporters on Friday. Speaking ahead of the Fever’s win over the Washington Mystics, Clark was asked whether she felt the incident, which has stirred a debate over her treatment in the WNBA, warranted a public apology from Carter. …
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Caitlin Clark’s rise in the WNBA has sparked a fierce debate about her overwhelming popularity in women’s basketball, specifically from those who argue that her race has played a major role in that success. Just last month, The Tennessean published an opinion piece by opinion columnist Andrea Williams that likened Clark’s “marketability” to that of Elvis Presley’s in the 1950s. …
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NEW YORK – Former U.S. men’s soccer star Alexi Lalas isn’t one to find himself watching professional basketball at any level – let alone the WNBA. But he says that’s what Caitlin Clark is doing for the league: getting the attention of those who wouldn’t normally watch a random regular-season game in the middle of May or in early June. …
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It’s been a rough go lately for Caitlin Clark, but perhaps Friday night is exactly what she needed. The rookie phenom tied her career-high of 30 points on Friday night and helped her Indiana Fever get an 85-83 win over the Washington Mystics. Clark tied a WNBA rookie record with seven three-pointers, joining Crystal Robinson as the only players to …
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Longtime UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma typically has no problem sharing whatever is on his mind. The eleven-time national championship winner shared his thoughts on Caitlin Clark on multiple occasions. But this week, he offered his latest thoughts on how Clark is adjusting to the WNBA, suggesting she was being negatively impacted by a “delusional fanbase.” “The delusional fanbase …
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Charles Barkley was one of the first to call out the “pettiness” of WNBA veterans against rookie Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, and the TNT basketball analyst is sticking with his original stance. Since Barkley’s original take, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese seemed to take a shot at Clark on social media (which was denied by her mother), and more …
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Adam Silver was asked about the Caitlin Clark foul in his pre-NBA Finals press conference on Thursday before the Boston Celtics hosted the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1. Clark was hip-checked by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on Saturday, which set off a firestorm throughout the week about the treatment of the Indiana Fever rookie. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS …
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Caitlin Clark’s name has been featured in countless sports headlines throughout the first few weeks of her first season in the WNBA. Much of the conversation about Clark has centered around the level of physicality the rookie has faced during her first handful of professional basketball games. “I think everybody is physical with me. They get away with things that …
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A man with a camera allegedly harassed Chicago Sky players outside their Washington, D.C., hotel on Wednesday. Jeff Pagliocca, the team’s general manager, told the Chicago Sun-Times that the man with the camera was focused on Sky guard Chennedy Carter. When the team bus arrived, the man approached Carter and her teammates. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM …
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