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A talking head got off the Caitlin Clark train.
The 2024 WNBA No. 1 selection and Rookie of the Year returned to the court Saturday after being limited to just 13 games last season, with a groin injury ending her sophomore campaign.
She dropped 20 points in what was a 3-point struggle, going 2 of 9 from deep, including missing a potential tying 3 in the final seconds of the game.
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Tyrone Johnson compared Caitlin Clark’s popularity to that of Jeremy Lin. (Trevor Ruszkowski; Brace Hemmelgarn/Imagn Images)
Clark took the sports world by storm during her time at Iowa and was undoubtedly the biggest reason for the growth of women’s basketball — but soon, all that will end, said former Philadelphia sports radio host Tyrone Johnson.
“The Caitlin Clark thing is over because she’s not the best player in the WNBA,” Johnson said on SportsGrid’s “The Craig Carton Show.” “She’s not the best goalie in the WNBA. She’s not even the best goalie in her college class because that’s Paige Bueckers, who plays for [the] Dallas [Wings]who beat them in the season opener. This could be a situation where we remember Caitlin Clark, and we’re not going to look at her like she’s Michael Jordan. It’s Jeremy Lin. It’s just Sanity.”
Johnson also criticized Clark for joining forces with Morgan Wallen during his concert in Indianapolis.
“Morgan Wallen says the N-word liberally. He says it more than I do, and I’m black,” Johnson said.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark drives to the basket against the Dallas Wings on May 9, 2026, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Brian Spurlock/Sportswire Icon)
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Johnson also called out Clark’s “non-stop bullshit and whining at the refs.”
“But when you think about it, here we go, this girl had the world by the balls. Everyone loved her. People who hate women’s sports were tuning in just for her. And when you look at Jeremy Lin and you look at her, you’re going to find out that at the end of the day, it was exactly the same thing.”
Lin took the world by storm in 2012 when he suddenly became a prolific scorer for the New York Knicks after riding on their bench. In 17 games, he averaged 20.7 points and 8.5 assists, including a memorable 38-point effort against the Los Angeles Lakers and a game-winning 3-pointer against the Toronto Raptors, but that type of success was short-lived. However, he managed to have a good career after leaving the NBA benches until 2019.
Indiana Fever goalie Caitlin Clark shoots the ball in the second half against the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 30, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)
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When Awful Announcing called Johnson’s monologue a “hot take,” Johnson said it was “the best” take.
Clark set numerous records during her rookie season after becoming the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, averaging 19.2 points and 8.4 assists (for what it’s worth, Lin’s career high was 18.0 points). Struggling with injuries last season, Clark averaged just 16.5 points but dished out 8.8 assists per game and was named to her second All-Star team. Lin was never an All-Star, but finished seventh in NBA Sixth Man of the Year voting in 2015-16.
