Latest Stunt Shows Just How Much WNBA Hates Star Player Caitlin Clark
Hatred of the WNBA’s star player Caitlin Clark reached comical heights last week, when WNBA players voted Clark as the 11th best guard in the league.
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When players placed votes for the WNBA All-Star Game, they determined Clark wasn’t even among the top 10 best guards, despite Clark putting up impressive numbers and setting league records. The astonishing vote marked just another anti-Clark moment, and made waves in some sports media circles.
Sports commentator Colin Cowherd, for example, said the vote was so absurd it was “funny.” “The animosity toward Caitlin Clark — it’s so petty,” Cowherd added after rattling off impressive Clark statistics.
Though she entered the league just three seasons ago, Clark has already broken WNBA records. In her rookie season, she set the WNBA single-season assists record with 337 assists and established the WNBA single-game assists record with 19 assists in a single game. She also became the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double.
Fans also love Clark. The Midwestern native has brought unprecedented attention to the WNBA and helped drive record-breaking attendance, viewership, and merchandise sales.
During her rookie season, the league recorded its highest total attendance in more than two decades, with attendance increasing 48% compared to the previous season. And according to retail sales data, Clark has surpassed NBA star LeBron James in basketball jersey sales, ranking second only to Stephen Curry.
The jealousy of Clark goes beyond just fellow players in the league. Earlier this month, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert did not include Clark on the league’s 30-year commemorative poster.
Clark’s teammate Sophie Cunningham said the omission was a “joke,” adding, “You are leaving out a generational — the best player to ever go through the WNBA.”
Cunningham’s “Show Me Something” podcast co-host West Wilson said Engelbert was “jealous” of Clark. “She won’t give her the platform — it’s f*cking so weird,” he told Cunningham.
Clark is also a routine target of excessive physicality or cheap shots on the court. She faced several controversial hard fouls during her rookie season, and this year, Clark appeared to be struck in the throat by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas while Clark was on the floor.
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