Charles Barkley doubles down on ‘petty nonsense’ regarding Caitlin Clark: ‘Really bad publicity for the WNBA’
Charles Barkley was one of the first players to call out the WNBA veteran for his “meanness” toward Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark, and the TNT basketball commentator is standing by his original position. Since Barkley’s initial comments, Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese appeared to criticize Clark on social media (something Reese’s mother denied), […]
Caitlin Clark is almost tripling WNBA average viewership
Recent reports claim that WNBA star Caitlin Clark has had a major impact on the league’s television ratings, more than doubling the league’s average weekend attendance. According to the Outkick report, through the first weekend of June 2024, WNBA games featuring Clark averaged 1.099 million viewers, while games featuring her absent averaged just 414,000 viewers. […]
ESPN’s shocking ranking of Caitlin Clark among WNBA rookies
The metrics don’t like Caitlin Clark. Clark is the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. ESPN rookie rankings It is based on various advanced statistics. The former University of Iowa star is followed by Cameron Brink (No. 2 pick), Angel Reese (No. 7), former Iowa teammate Kate Martin (No. 18), Rikea Jackson (No. […]
UConn’s Geno Auriemma unleashes on heralded WNBA rookie class, says Caitlin Clark is being ‘targeted’
Geno Auriemma, the longtime University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach, feels free to share whatever’s on his mind. The 11-time national champion has voiced his opinion on Kaitlyn Clark on numerous occasions, but this week he offered his latest thoughts on Clark’s adjustment to the WNBA, suggesting Clark is being negatively affected by a “delusional […]
The WNBA stands on the brink of sports relevance. Can the league handle the transition to the limelight?
For many years, the WNBA has functioned as the NBA’s de facto charity. The league has relied on subsidies from the NBA to operate at a loss since its inception. Then-NBA Commissioner David Stern Even attention When the league was first formed, it said its goal was not to make money, but rather to broaden […]
Sparks rookie Cameron Brink believes ‘younger white players’ in WNBA have ‘privilege’
This year’s WNBA rookies are garnering a lot of attention, and no one is more so than No. 1 overall pick Caitlin Clark. Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink, who was selected just after Clark in this year’s draft, is off to a great start in her WNBA career. The Stanford graduate has a legion […]
Caitlin Clark unfairly ‘targeted’ in WNBA: Geno Auriemma
With Caitlin Clark and the intensity she’s faced dominating the WNBA conversation this season, one of women’s college basketball’s iconic coaches is speaking out — and he’s not particularly happy with what he’s seen. Auriemma, who just signed a five-year contract extension before the University of Connecticut Coaches Roadshow on Tuesday, said he expects intense […]
WNBA rescinds Angel Reese technical foul that led to 1st career ejection
The WNBA reportedly overturned Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese’s second technical foul on Wednesday, which led to Reese being ejected from Tuesday’s game against the New York Liberty. of Chicago Tribune The WNBA’s decision was first reported and the league later confirmed it to Fox News Digital. The second technical foul came with under three […]
WNBA can’t ‘blow it’ with Caitlin Clark hostility
Tennis legend Billie Jean King is warning WNBA players not to squander their good fortune of playing at the same time as Kaitlyn Clark. WNBA veterans have been playing hard defense against Clark in her rookie year, but things got worse on Saturday when Sky guard Chennedy Carter unleashed a vile, unbasketball-like attack on her […]
WNBA legend dismisses claim players jealous of Caitlin Clark
New York Liberty legend Rebecca Lobo has denied claims that WNBA players aren’t fans of Indiana Fever rookie Kaitlyn Clark amid the furor swirling around her. Clark received a hard foul in a game against the Chicago Sky. The foul was committed by Chennedy Carter, who was later assessed a Flagrant 1 infraction for the […]