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Basketball Hall of Famer Reggie Miller was heavily criticized for comparing Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s game to Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, with fans viewing it as an affront to Clark. Miller doubled his position.
Miller, 60, said the question was not about the player’s stature or how the player grew up in the game, but simply about the game itself.
“The question of who she’s compared to, historically or in terms of stature, because if that was the case, obviously the W in the WNBA, she got so much attention and eyes like Stephen Curry’s,” Miller said during a recent appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show.”
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) plays against the Atlanta Dream during the first half in Game 3 of the first round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. September 18, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)
“So if that was the question, then I probably should have said Stephen Curry. But I was just talking about the game, like who does his game remind me of and when I look at Payton Pritchard and if you’ve watched Payton Pritchard, they’re very similar.”
Miller said Pritchard is probably a better scorer than Clark once he gets in the paint, but they both shoot from behind, deep 3-pointers, move the ball quickly and get a lot of assists. The Indiana Pacers great insisted it wasn’t a slight, because people who know basketball love Pritchard’s game.
“Payton Pritchard, to the common fan, is not as well known as Stephen Curry, but to basketball players, people know Payton. People really like Payton Pritchard, but it is what it is.”
WNBA star Caitlin Clark (left) and former NBA player Reggie Miller broadcast courtside for NBC before a game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. February 1, 2026. ((Brad Penner/Imagn Images))
“I think people were caught up because it wasn’t a huge name, people say, ‘You could have said Damian Lillard, you could have said Trae Young, you could have said Stephen Curry.’ I was comparing matches, not Caitlin Clark’s stature.”
Pritchard was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in the 2024-25 season. During his career, he has primarily been a productive bench player, averaging 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3 assists per game during his six-year career.
This season, with superstar Jayson Tatum out with an Achilles injury, Pritchard started more games and was more productive with more minutes. In 60 games this season, Pritchard is averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.
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Caitlin Clark (22) of the Indiana Fever walks on the court before the WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury at PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. September 2, 2025. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Dan Patrick gave Reggie Miller a chance to edit his comments and asked Miller again which play Clark reminded him of the most, and he responded to Pritchard again before jokingly joking about other superstars to appease the fans.
“I’m going to say Payton Pritchard, Stephen Curry, Kyrie (Irving), Isaiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, (Cade) Cunningham, (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), she’s all, okay, she’s everyone.
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