The dialog concerning Caitlin Clark and whether or not her friends are jealous is ongoing.
As the NCAA’s all-time main scorer has drawn historic viewership and attendance, the rookie phenom has been the sufferer of some onerous fouls and accidents, together with a ruptured eardrum.
On high of that, there have been a number of slights, each out loud and on social media, directed in the direction of her since her WNBA debut.
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Those discussions embrace whether or not race performs a job in her recognition, and different gamers celebrating her struggles. (In equity, that comes with these gamers celebrating their very own successes.)
So, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert was requested by “The TODAY Show” whether or not she felt Clark was being focused by different gamers.
She appeared to push again on that declare, saying it solely appears that method as a result of there’s a “highlight” on Clark.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, seems on in the course of the first quarter in opposition to the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on June 27, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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“The followers we’ve had for a very long time know the way we now have one of the best, greatest, most bodily, greatest gamers on this planet,” Engelbert mentioned. “What individuals don’t notice [is] in faculty, there’s over 200 NCAA Division I girls’s faculty applications. There’s 12 WNBA groups; so you’re taking the expertise, and it’s centralized with one of the best, the largest, most bodily, and, actually, one of the best gamers on this planet. So, I believe there’s at all times an adjustment for all rookies. I believe our rookie class this 12 months is doing excellent, together with Caitlin. She was the rookie of the month for May.”
“There is a highlight,” she added. No league is ever about one participant. You see gamers, there’s accidents, different issues that occur. We’re advertising round all of our gamers, however I believe Caitlin’s lifting everyone.”
Clark earned the second-most votes within the first spherical of All-Star Game voting, behind solely A’ja Wilson.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, poses for a photograph throughout her introductory press convention on April 17, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE through Getty Images)
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She is averaging 16.2 factors, 6.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per recreation, whereas her final two video games in opposition to Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky have been the top-two most-watched WNBA video games in over twenty years.
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