A US Congressman criticized the WNBA this week for their lack of accountability in penalizing a player who made a cheap jab at Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, in the wake of the recent scandal surrounding the rookie.
A US Congressman criticized the WNBA this week for their lack of accountability in penalizing a player who made a cheap jab at Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, in the wake of the recent scandal surrounding the rookie.
This year, there was a lot of hype surrounding Caitlin Clark’s debut in the WNBA. The standout scorer in college basketball history for the Angel Reese she was a major factor in the past two years’ surge in interest in the university division of the sport. In 2024, the same was anticipated for the W.
Despite an increase in WNBA viewership and ticket sales in the first month of the season, Clark has grown to be a contentious figure. Some people in the game are angry that Clark arrived and the years of effort put into the league went unappreciated. Some, on the other hand, think that the rookie’s enormous interest in the league should make the veteran players grateful.
Carter and Angel Reese, who cheered on her teammate’s hip check to Clark, are not anticipated to face any more consequences, but last week their head coach Teresa Weather spoon called their conduct disrespectful.
