Charles Barkley was one of many first to name out the “pettiness” of WNBA veterans in opposition to rookie Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, and the TNT basketball analyst is sticking together with his authentic stance.
Since Barkley’s authentic take, Chicago Sky ahead Angel Reese appeared to take a shot at Clark on social media (which was denied by her mom), and extra famously, Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter hit Clark with a blindside hip-check, leading to a flagrant foul.
Barkley appears flabbergasted, contemplating he thought the WNBA was “[hitting] the lottery” with the “shining star” in Clark getting into the league.
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Charles Barkley is sticking together with his stance that WNBA gamers are jealous of rookie Caitlin Clark. (Getty Photographs)
The Corridor of Famer first praised Clark for specializing in her job.
“The factor I like about her, she does not say a phrase. She’s by no means mentioned a phrase about anyone. She simply reveals up and does her job,” he mentioned.
Barkley says Clark was inevitably going to get some form of rookie therapy, “however I did not suppose she was going to have to fret about all this petty nonsense that is occurring.”
And it is made the WNBA look dangerous, he says.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, left, is watched by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter in the course of the sport at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)
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“This isn’t the previous days the place any publicity is sweet publicity,” he mentioned. “It is actually dangerous publicity for the WNBA, as a result of we’re not speaking about basketball. Any time you’ve got a sport, particularly this sport, and you might be speaking about negativity… once you’re speaking about all this pettiness and negativity, you are not speaking concerning the sport.”
Barkley even admitted he had no challenge with what Carter did, saying there isn’t any downside with giving rookies “the enterprise.”
“However you’ll be able to simply inform [the Sky players] had been going overboard,” he added.
“They act like she did not earn it. The lady simply scored essentially the most factors ever by a person or a lady. ‘She’s solely getting this job as a result of she’s White.” Is race an element? Sure, race is an element. However her résumé speaks for itself… They did not prop her up simply because she’s White,” Barkley mentioned.
Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter, left, defends in opposition to Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark in the course of the sport at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)
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Clark’s video games proceed to outrate each different WNBA sport, and extra followers are flocking to her video games than others.
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