- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 1,245,196
- Reaction score
- 59
During a wide-ranging conversation with Malika Andrews of ESPN, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said she wants the media to stop making accusations about her character.
Clark is ready to move on from the weeks of debate stemming from the flagrant foul committed against her by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas.
"It seems like there's always a moment like that in every season that I've played so far," Clark said. "And I think, for myself, I just try to navigate it the best I can. It gets exhausting. It gets frustrating, because I think especially— that's a perfect example of, yeah, it was a hard foul, and it should've been dealt with in the moment, and it should've decided what it was then and reviewed it. Great. We move on."
The viral incident took place when Clark, Thomas and DeWanna Bonner fell to the court while pursuing a loose ball, at which point Thomas' fist appeared to make contact with Clark's throat.
No foul was initially called on the play, but the WNBA later announced a flagrant foul 2 and a one-game suspension for Thomas after a postgame review of the play.
The suspension was for "recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area," which the WNBA described as a "non-basketball act."
Thomas received harassment and threats from Clark fans, which Clark has condemned. Clark told Andrews she felt some of the media narratives surrounding the incident were "out of touch" with what had really happened.
"I feel like media, and journalism, have a responsibility to tell the stories, and a lot of the time you guys are the ones controlling the narratives about what people read, and what people talk about, and a lot of that is sometimes so far out of touch with what is reality," Clark said. "And that can be confusing to somebody that's 24, and trying to navigate life, and trying to help her team win a championship."
Members of the WNBA and WNBPA announced earlier this week that the two parties had met about "the recent increase in racist, hateful and abusive messages directed at players."
Clark has appeared in 23 games this season for the Fever. She's averaging 21.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game while shooting 43.5% from the field, 34.5% from beyond the arc and 86.4% from the free-throw line.
The 2024 Rookie of the Year, Clark will play in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago. She missed the All-Star Game last year in Indiana because of an injury.
Continue reading...
Clark is ready to move on from the weeks of debate stemming from the flagrant foul committed against her by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas.
"It seems like there's always a moment like that in every season that I've played so far," Clark said. "And I think, for myself, I just try to navigate it the best I can. It gets exhausting. It gets frustrating, because I think especially— that's a perfect example of, yeah, it was a hard foul, and it should've been dealt with in the moment, and it should've decided what it was then and reviewed it. Great. We move on."
The viral incident took place when Clark, Thomas and DeWanna Bonner fell to the court while pursuing a loose ball, at which point Thomas' fist appeared to make contact with Clark's throat.
No foul was initially called on the play, but the WNBA later announced a flagrant foul 2 and a one-game suspension for Thomas after a postgame review of the play.
The suspension was for "recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area," which the WNBA described as a "non-basketball act."
Thomas received harassment and threats from Clark fans, which Clark has condemned. Clark told Andrews she felt some of the media narratives surrounding the incident were "out of touch" with what had really happened.
"I feel like media, and journalism, have a responsibility to tell the stories, and a lot of the time you guys are the ones controlling the narratives about what people read, and what people talk about, and a lot of that is sometimes so far out of touch with what is reality," Clark said. "And that can be confusing to somebody that's 24, and trying to navigate life, and trying to help her team win a championship."
Members of the WNBA and WNBPA announced earlier this week that the two parties had met about "the recent increase in racist, hateful and abusive messages directed at players."
Clark has appeared in 23 games this season for the Fever. She's averaging 21.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game while shooting 43.5% from the field, 34.5% from beyond the arc and 86.4% from the free-throw line.
The 2024 Rookie of the Year, Clark will play in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago. She missed the All-Star Game last year in Indiana because of an injury.
Continue reading...
