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Caitlin Clark was the weight of hard faults and side chatter since the first day of his WNBA career – but Jemele Hill says that it is “just competition”.
Clark has become a phenomenon at university with an Iowa record career when she became the best marker of all NCAA time for men and women.
In April of last year, she was the overall choice n ° 1 and practically just when she went up in a WNBA court, the conversation began to know if her popularity was due to her race. In fact, it was an assertion that the MVP A’ja Wilson had made, saying that Clark was white was a “Thing Thing” Regarding the popularity of Clark.
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Caitlin Clark, n ° 22 of the fever of Indiana, shouts at Rhyne Howard, n ° 10 of the dream of Atlanta, after an altercation during the first quarter match between the fever of the Indiana and the dream of Atlanta at State Farm Arena on May 22, 2025, in Atlanta, in Georgia. (Photos Andrew J. Clark / ISI / Getty Images)
Then came difficult faults, waste speeches and allegations of racism to the matches of Indiana fever, and this season, we have already seen Clark separated from opponents twice in just three games.
One of these cases came Thursday evening against Atlanta’s dream, but Hill said on social networks that it was just the nature of basketball.
Jason McIntture saw the clip for Clark and Rhyne Howard go there, to which he posted: “He left with the players of the WNBA after Caitlin Clark.”
Hill then replied: “You really need to stop this,” adding “, we have to stop with this idea that Caitlin Clark is specifically attacked. Think that it would find it additional insulting. Many of this S – is just competition. You are not doing with men. Like, never.”
The Indiana Caitlin Clark (22) fever goalkeeper plays against the Dallas Wings in the second half of a WNBA basketball match in Indianapolis, on Sunday, September 15, 2024. (AP photo / Michael Conroy, file)
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With less than 30 seconds to do at the first quarter, Caitlin Clark and Rhyne Howard exchanged words and had to be separated. Howard played a full -fledged defense on Clark, who dribbed the court.
The referees whistled the game and both came up against. The two seemed to prolong an arm, and Clark began to move away from the situation before Howard took a step forward. But one of Howard’s teammates quickly intervened and led Howard.
“I’m not afraid of you,” said Clark, and she was supported by her teammates.
It was a slow night overall for Clark, who had only six points before the fourth quarter. She collected 27 points two nights earlier against Atlanta.
Jemele Hill and Caitlin Clark (Getty Images / Imagn)
Indiana followed, 75-71, with just over two minutes, but it ended the match on a 10-1 race to win a 82-76 victory. Clark added five points to the fourth quarter to finish with 11.
