Former ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III chimed into the debate over whether or not WNBA players like or respect Caitlin Clark. He offered a bit of advice by suggesting the best way to do something about it.
Clark was once again the target of a seemingly jealous opponent when Skylar Diggins-Smith of the Seattle Storm clearly gave her an intentional bump on the court as the rookie was trying to pump up her fans.
It didn’t help that the Indiana Fever had smoked the Storm in the game. Video shows Diggins-Smith accelerating and shifting direction toward Clark to give her a little reminder that she was still there.
Griffin asserts that it’s yet another indication that some players in the WNBA don’t like all the attention the once-in-a-generation player is receiving.
“It’s VERY CLEAR WNBA players are tired of Caitlin Clark getting all the shine and being the vocal point of every discussion,” he wrote on X.
“It’s beyond competitiveness and physical play. They don’t even want to answer questions about her. If they don’t like it, THEN STOP HER.”
Caitlin Clark Haters Can’t Stop Her
Of course, that’s not going to happen any time soon. Caitlin Clark has fueled the haters by going on an absolute tear since returning from the Olympic break. Two games have yielded 52 points, 10 rebounds, and 19 assists.
The Fever guard broke the single-season WNBA rookie assist record with nine assists against Diggins-Smith’s Seattle squad.
In her last six games, Clark is averaging 23.7 points on 47% shooting from the field, and 11.7 assists per game.
You can’t stop her. You can only hope to contain her.
Speeding up your walk to intentionally make contact with Caitlin Clark is next level petty from Skylar Diggins-Smith pic.twitter.com/LK1zUiW1OC
— Lee Parayno (@leeparayno) August 19, 2024
RG3 is also talking about the Storm’s Jewell Loyd, who refused to answer a question after the game about Clark.
“Yeah, I’m going to talk about our rookies,” Loyd said.
Why? Did they have 23 points and 9 assists?
Nika Muhl played 1 minute in the game against the Fever, where she contributed zeroes across the board. Mackenzie Holmes will be sidelined with a knee injury until the 2025 season.
Muhl has played in 13 games this season. She’s contributed 0 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 assist. Total.
That will be a very short conversation about your rookies, Jewell.
Asked about Caitlin Clark's growth, Jewell Loyd (2015 WNBA ROY) opts to talks about Storm rookies, adding "our focus is our team…" pic.twitter.com/W6DQ9q8152
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) August 18, 2024
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Who’s Gonna Stop Her?
Robert Griffin III isn’t the only former pro athlete who is getting a little tired of WNBA players and haters taking cheap shots at Caitlin Clark rather than trying to stop her from wrecking their team on the court.
Shannon Sharpe practically had a vein burst in his forehead when discussing the situation with Clark and Diggins-Smith.
“Y’all mad because that cornfed Iowa girl busting y’all […]!” he seethed.
“Y’all said, ‘She’s too weak. She can’t do this.’ She leads the WNBA in assists,” he continued. “She’s cooking — let her cook. Let her cook! Let that girl cook!”
She’s cooking. And nobody seems prepared to stop her as the quality of her game accelerates. Not Loyd. Not Diggins-Smith. Not Chennedy Carter who blasted her with a hip check earlier this season. Certainly not Diana Taurasi who threatened Clark with, “Reality is coming”, before the season started.
Reality came and went. When all is said and done, most of those haters will all be a fleeting memory in the WNBA. Caitlin Clark will have revolutionized the league.
You’re not going to stop that.
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