{"id":211389,"date":"2025-09-08T23:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/211389\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T23:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T23:50:10","slug":"they-hate-her-they-beat-her-up-and-brutalize-her-jason-whitlock-slams-wnba-after-caitlin-clark-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/211389\/","title":{"rendered":"“They Hate Her, They Beat Her Up And Brutalize Her\u201d: Jason Whitlock Slams WNBA After Caitlin Clark Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlin Clark is one of the biggest talents in basketball right now. Clark might well end up becoming one of the greatest basketball players. She made her mark on college basketball, and her WNBA career so far is nothing short of special. However, with the rise of her popularity, there has been some resistance from the WNBA players.<\/p>\n

Caitlin brought a lot of attention to women\u2019s college basketball. When she got drafted in the league, that attention carried to the WNBA. She broke viewing records left and right. This attention affected a lot of players who had been working hard over the years.<\/p>\n

Players did end up talking about how people shouldn\u2019t get carried away with Caitlin\u2019s impact and how every player needs recognition equally. This sentiment has often been taken as a negative connotation by a lot of people. And sports journalist Jason Whitlock seems like one of them.<\/p>\n

Whitlock called out the WNBA for \u2018poor\u2019 handling of Caitlin Clark\u2019s injury. He believes the WNBA made the \u201cbiggest fumble in the history of sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWomen have been fighting for 60 years. We want a place in sports. We want to be the biggest stars in sports. And they finally get the biggest star in sports, and it\u2019s Caitlin Clark. They hate her. They beat her up and brutalize her. But here\u2019s what\u2019s even worse, Caitlin Clark brings attention to the WNBA. She centers all these WNBA basketball players and shines a spotlight on them. And you know what? They\u2019re all hard garbage. They\u2019re all unlikable,\u201d Whitlock presented<\/a> a rather brutal take (1:50).<\/p>\n

\u201cThey didn\u2019t get the benefit of Caitlin Clark\u2019s excellence and excitement this year. This is the most disappointing season I\u2019ve ever had as a sports fan because, you know, it was like, \u2018Hey, Caitlin Clark, year two. This is going to be amazing.\u2019 And then she misses 30 of the games, and they keep stringing us along. Maybe she\u2019ll come back, maybe she won\u2019t, maybe she\u2019ll come back. They kept it all secret. They\u2019ve kept her hidden from everybody. And so now I feel like I\u2019ve been ripped off,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One might understand Whitlock\u2019s rant from a place of worry for Caitlin Clark. Many CC fans might agree and relate with his sentiment. However, one might not agree with Whitlock\u2019s words<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever\u2019s game plan without Caitlin Clark<\/p>\n

With CC out of the picture<\/a> for the season, Fever\u2019s playoff chances were hanging in the balance. However, another commanding victory over Angel Reese-less Chicago Sky propelled Fever back into the WNBA playoff spots.<\/p>\n

Indiana\u2019s roster is filled with impressive talent. Even with their biggest star sidelined, they can surely put up a fight with that player quality. Sydney Colsen\u2019s arrival from Aces this season provided some much-needed maturity and experience in the squad. CC\u2019s absence has awoken a different beast in both Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull. Even after carrying visible minor injuries to the face, Lexie has proved her grit. Moreover, with the latest addition<\/a> of South Carolina\u2019s Bree Hall, Fever has some depth.<\/p>\n

\"IndianaIndiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) celebrates a 3-pointer Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, during a game between the Indiana Fever and the Seattle Storm at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

There is certainly a good chance that Aliyah Boston and co can get the team deeper in the latter stages of the playoffs. But can they pull a miracle and go the distance without Caitlin Clark? Certainly difficult, but certainly not impossible.<\/p>\n

College Sports Network has you covered with the latest news, analysis, insights, and trending stories in\u00a0football<\/a>,\u00a0basketball<\/a>, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark is one of the biggest talents in basketball right now. Clark might well end up becoming…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":211390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[62,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-211389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115171362632596030","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}