redstate.com By Bonchie
With the drafting of Caitlin Clark by the Indiana Fever, the WNBA found itself in reach of something it had never attained before. Founded in the late 1990s and funded by the NBA, the women’s league has languished for decades, never coming close to turning a profit.
Clark represented a chance to break out of that cycle of failure. Success was finally on the doorstep, and all the other WNBA players had to do was not screw it up.
So what did they do? They decided to set themselves on fire instead out of pure spite and possibly a bit of racism as well. Here’s the latest example.
Entire league out to get Caitlin Clark 😂 pic.twitter.com/aZHN9FUhgN
— WNBA Rookie Watch (@WNBARookieWatch) June 1, 2024
That’s someone named Chennedy Carter deciding to take Clark to the ground while shouting obscenities at her. Despite how violent it was, the referees only called a common foul. Angel Reese, a former LSU player who hated Clark throughout their collegiate days, then met Carter at the bench to hug and congratulate her for delivering the cheap shot.
This is the WNBA.
Angel Reese just hugged her teammate for shoving Caitlin Clark to the ground and calling her a “bitch.”
I thought @elleduncanESPN and @chiney said Reese is one of the classiest women around and Clark is not a target?
— Bobby Burack (@burackbobby_) June 1, 2024
After the game, Carter was defiant and refused to answer questions about the incident.
A little bit more from Chennedy Carter on that Caitlin Clark foul.
Teresa Weatherspoon eventually cut off questioning after Chennedy said she didn’t want to answer any questions about the foul. https://t.co/nBZ92bi67E pic.twitter.com/T5jEPO0aAG
— Julia Poe (@byjuliapoe) June 1, 2024
That’s not the first instance of Clark being targeted, either. Through her first 10 games, she’s been repeatedly, flagrantly fouled by players with an axe to grind. The referees have largely turned a blind eye to it for some reason…
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