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WNBA star Caitlin Clark has come under fire recently for her team’s play and her behavior towards her coach, but one analyst says this wouldn’t be an issue if Clark was a man.
“Here’s the rub and here’s why it’s not fair,” Donny Deutsch, an American branding executive, television personality, and former CEO of the prominent advertising agency Deutsch Inc, said Tuesday on “Morning Joe.”
“if you’re Michael Jordan or you’re Kobe Bryant, you’re seen as competitive, you’re seen as fierce. This is the same problem women have in power, they’re having in sports.
“She’s seen as petulant, it’s hurting her brand, at least that’s what they’re saying online. And there’s a real double-standard there because it’s a feisty attitude, she’s fearsome. If this was a man, we wouldn’t be talking this way.”
The Indiana Fever are 6-5 after Clark hit a game-winning 3-pointer Monday night to lift her team over the Washington Mystics, 78-76.
She is averaging 18.7 points and 7.9 assists on the season.
But before Monday, her team was at .500 and Clark had made headlines by getting into what appeared to be a disagreement on the bench with Fever coach Stephanie White that went viral.
L.A. Times columnist Bill Plasche penned a column entitled, “Whiny Caitlin Clark’s tired antics need to stop.”
“In her third season in the WNBA, the once-shining superstar is acting like a spoiled brat,” Plaschke wrote. “The league’s most popular player has become its biggest lout. Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.”
Plaschke mentioned Clark’s behavior towards officials as evidence that she is “whiny,” and also underscored the recent viral moment between Clark and White as part of his argument.
“Clark not only disrespects officials, she is unafraid to show up her coach Stephanie White, as witnessed by their recent viral exchange on the bench during a loss to the Portland Fire,” Plaschke added.
Last October, Clark received 66 of 67 first-place votes for WNBA Rookie of the Year.
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She won the award after a season in which she had to transition from leading Iowa to the NCAA championship game in April to entering WNBA training camp shortly thereafter and then playing a full WNBA season.
She ended up averaging 19.2 points, a WNBA-best 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.4 minutes per game while leading all rookies in each of those categories except rebounding, where she finished third.
Now, despite all the criticism, she remains slightly behind A’ja Wilson for WNBA MVP honors.
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