WNBA player Diana Taurasi doubled down on her comments about Caitlin Clark ahead of her first season in the WNBA, criticizing fans who appeared to lash out at some critical comments.
Taurasi is a three-time WNBA champion and has played in the league since 2004. In early April, she gave Clark a warning ahead of the WNBA draft, telling her she would face even tougher competition once she turned pro.
“Reality sets in,” she said. April 6, 2024. “You’re going to see it on the NBA side, you’re going to see it on this side. You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but playing against grown women who’ve played professional basketball. It will be” for a long time. “
“There’s going to be a transition period where you have to give yourself some reprieve as a rookie,” Taurasi added.
The veteran athlete’s somewhat inflammatory comments were perfectly reasonable and reflected the reality of the transition between college athletics and nearly every professional sports league.
But Mr Clark’s supporters were not satisfied with the 41-year-old’s comments:
“It’s kind of pissing me off that we’ve been doing this for decades in empty arenas 3/4 and then you come in and sell out the games before you even get into the league,” one fan said. I have written.
“She’s already scared,” says another. There’s a chime.
“I know it’s jealousy, but do you know how ugly this makes you look (on the inside)?” Disappointed X User Said.
Weeks later, Taurasi responded to the backlash by calling her critics sensitive and denying she had lied.
“New fans these days are really sensitive, so I can’t say anything,” Taurasi said. claimed. “It’s like there’s a learning adjustment when you go from kindergarten to first grade, and there’s a learning adjustment when you go from high school to college. I don’t think I said anything that’s not true.”
At the same time, Phoenix Mercury players sprinkled their latest comments with praise for Clark.
“Greatness always comes through, and she’s proven that at every level, and I don’t think that’s going to change in the WNBA.”
Taurasi’s Phoenix Team – Includes former Russian POWs britney griner — will play for the Indiana Fever in Clark on June 30, 2024. The WNBA season begins on May 14, 2024.
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