Cheap Shot to Caitlin Clark is Too Far, Teammates Must Retaliate | DAN BEYER & KERRY RHODES

[@raygrant9768]

If her teammate & the coach's aren't going to stand up for her, then why the hell did you draft CC

[@Domo-yo4pz]

Women don't like each other, been like that forever. But if u let them tell it, they all get along. The tape says other wise

[@mykarma2]

The NBA players do the same thing, but now everything has to change because the white girl must be protected. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't change the rules.

[@tiptoe38]

I wanted to post this but I didn’t.Women r very jealous of each other but won’t say it.

[@casualcausalityy]

Does this league have a commissioner?? There is no leadership

[@iowapanner2223]

BINGO!

[@ScottyDoesnt_Know]

Yes the WNBA has a commissioner. Her name is Cathy Engelbert. She's been the commissioner since 2019.

[@tawdrybeast]

Only reason I started considering paying attention to the WNBA was because of Clarke. I’d like to see her play without fearing for her life.

[@nonamewillbegiven2412]

Yawn cult member

[@tybarber3562]

The WNBA is to blame with the bs that's going on with Caitlin Clark, it is sad that the whole league, teams and her teammates along with the refs, & coaching staff is against her, something has to be done, suspension and fines, no WNBA player should go through this jealousy & hate, don't be mad at Caitlin be mad at yourself because you wasn't the one that was chosen by the league to be the face.

[@LouSeph]

You can see how differently she is treated. The women look ridiculous lying about it. She is marked and they don’t like her - they are making a point to make her fail. I just think they are mature enough to handle a star. They don’t want the league to get more attention unless it’s them driving it. It makes us worse that women gaslight us that our eyes don’t work.

[@mykarma2]

Where was all of the outrage, from Reece getting clotheslined several days ago. CC is afforded those white girl tears. Give me a break y'all.

[@casualcausalityy]

​@@mykarma2Was a flagrant foul called and the girl tossed for going after Angel? That's whats called a false equivalency

[@MrWebster]

Here is the woke problem. To clean up the cheap shots targeting CC the league would have to come down the actions of almost exclusively blk players. No way that will happen. Stay safe CC.

[@FieldGeneralCTC]

@@MrWebsterBlack players league deal with it bigot!

[@Maxrepfitgm]

​@@MrWebsterDon't you have a rally with cross burnings to attend?

[@williecarswelljr7518]

For Carter to do what she did was flat out wrong and for Catlin Clark teammates not to defend her is beyond weak as far as I'm concerned. They need an enforcer and I thought Boston was about that life.

[@gost5835]

Disgusting!

[@petep5207]

BOSTON ACTUALLY LOOKED OVER AT CARTER AND SMIRKED. IT IS RIGHT ON VIDEO.

[@solidsnake7167]

I’ve watched every game but one, this yr anyway. I thought Boston was supposed to be….good? I kept hearing how she was a star, rookie of the yr etc and she’s been infuriating to watch with her 2 inch vertical and inability to finish at the rim. To be even more honest this applies to most of the players. I’m watching the game because of Caitlyn as is millions of others. They hurt Caitlyn, I’m gone. Aliyah Boston needs to step up and protect their meal ticket. If something similar happens again and none of her teammates gets in someone’s face then something bigger is at play and it’s dirty and grimy. If I was Caitlyn I’d go to Spain or something and watch the wnba burn. Enjoy going back to commercial

[@bpraise517]

It's was away from the ball...we don't need a brawl...he teammates were on the other end of the court

[@ghsense2626]

Nobody likes CC, her teammates or opposing side

[@Bodhi594]

Angel Reese was celebrating the cheap shot. These women are a joke. The jealousy is pathetic. The way they acted at the press conference was embarrassing. People will immediately stop watching this trash.

[@bamaboi6845]

Go hard or go home

[@MrWebster]

This is why Reese did not show up to the press conference. Her agent probably told her she looked like a total jerk and would be asked about it. Reese was doing brand protection. She may be praised in the peanut gallery but not by the people buying her merch.

[@ghsense2626]

​@MrWebster it's a rivalry. What do you want her to do? Tell off her teammate?

[@MrWebster]

@@ghsense2626 There are enough weasel words she could have said. Probably the first time she would ever be challenged.

[@FieldGeneralCTC]

Why are you acting like this does not happen in the game? Cry baby azz. It’s different when the rabbit has the gun.

[@stevejeanty1658]

It's an embarrassment that,none of her team mates stepped up for her. DAMM IT! She's wearing the same uniform,and they allowed that without any get back. 🤡💩

[@scarletspider1240]

This isn’t about some “right of passage”. These players quite literally hate her guts and want to hurt her. Which is ironic since then doing this to her will only decrease eyeballs on the sport and they’ll continue to make no money. They’re so filled with hatred and malice towards this chick that they’re destroying their own brand…if that’s even possible..lol.

[@trhansen3244]

Which is why I think Caitlin should leave the WNBA. And take all those numbers with her.

[@scarletspider1240]

@@trhansen3244 She should have taken Ice Cube's offer. She still would have gotten all of the same off court endorsements plus she would have made millions with her normal salary instead of making less than an entry level accountant.

[@nonamewillbegiven2412]

​@@scarletspider1240y'all are a such a cult hahaha

[@terronisaac2098]

her teammates do not appear to have her back.

[@MrWebster]

You know, after a few games same comments pointing that out. Pretty obvious now. Carter even in a post basically implied it was okay for her team mates to cheap shot CC.

[@Shivkumar-fb3qh]

They jealous of her too

[@ianditwin7443]

I sensed that too. Pitiful.

[@510MELLYMEL]

Same thing on the screen earlier this year. No teammate to call it out or help on defense. Just left her out to dry.

[@bobby12348]

For what she not going to have t their back.

[@steveking7719]

11 games in 20 days is brutal.

[@runDATrun6]

Intentionally trying to hurt the one player actually bringing money to your horrible league is a hell of a strategy

[@prowellerable]

I'm not even a Caitlin Clark fan and I think this mess has gotten out of hand. Her teammates are a flat out joke! Pathetic.

[@christurpin4099]

How in hell didn’t the officials not call a frag foul !! It’s on the officials

[@HardCold-Alquan]

I never hear 'news' about fouls in the NBA!

[@Cahluvca]

😂😂

[@yizudien1696]

Couple of things: 1. I don't hear anyone talking about the cell phone footage of Clark's tech in the game before Chicago. She was hit in the face by the defender well after shooting the three, her. IT wasn't an act of defense the defender waiting till after the shot went in and when they turned around to go the other way she hit clark in the face. That is why Clark was fired up. The WNBA had multiple camera angles of the play, and actively in the moment decided not to show the jab. It iisn't on league pass either they cut away and don't allow multiple camera angles. .... 2. She went for 30 when the team decided to play defense and the refs decided to call it fair. Watching against the liberty they are trapping clark any chance they can with B Stew and her on-ball defender. The Fever continues to run a high school offense, where the the trap is coming because you can time it. Her team can't set screens (clark isn't great at it either) even when they try to double screen for clark 90 % of the time her defender is unphased. In the seattle game they were actively holding or throwing her. Without clark the Fever have only a punchers chance at beating anyone. Lastly the cheap shotter doubled down all yesterday saying she would do it again and I want you to hate not love me. I know she probably never had to pass a test in her adult life. I would implore her to look at the men who did this sort of thing to Jordan, Kobe, Lebron. Once their contracts were up they were out of the league. There is only one Draymond Green and he isn't really protected anymore. For your own sake consider how this ended in the NBA before you become the first in the WNBA.

[@steveking7719]

Prison Ball.

[@ghsense2626]

And that's a good thing. You guys cry and moan about the NBA being soft and no physicality yet the WNBA gets physical and you cry because your wh?te hope is getting tossed around. 😂

[@jbbrolic]

People don't watch WNBA because they have allowed the league to be taken over by lesbian domestic abusers... Now they have a shot to actually be relevant and apparently aren't interested

[@dylanloveskellytaylor4774]

Yes but you guys are leaving out the fact that in the game they just played the days prior against the storm had Vivian punching Clark outright in her chest as they were running up the court for no reason. With Clark getting a Tech called on her for standing up for herself and having to be pulled away by Boston instead…where is the referees and why are they allowing them to get away with cheap shots plus it’s always the same guy The game they played them before had Clark getting outright hit on the head as she was going for a layup in which that block hit wasn’t going for the ball but for her head intentionally knocking her to the ground with no foul called, same guy again. In the Sun games you had them all but wrapping them arms reaching and holding Clark back to try and get the ball with no foul call but you have people screaming about her turnovers…well when they are allowed to be all but up on you wrapped around you, pulling on you, holding you back it’s not surprising but let Clark even touch them and she gets the foul…he’ll try looking at them at times and she will get a foul called on her…then they wonder why they are yelling at the referees and have a coach complaining that they shouldn’t be talking to the referees and leave it to her yet where is she in all this…doing nothing as usual! The sun games had Thomas doing the exact same things she did to Angel yet no one called anything. She could all but bulldoze Clark and push her out the way knocking her down with people just saying she needs to hit the gym and toughen up. I would more then help if her own teammates would help to draw away at least one of the defenders that is on her so that she isn’t getting attacked on all sides, not to mention call out the hard screens so that she doesn’t run into them full out. Because as we said if she gets injured because of a player harms her especially intentionally that would be the end of that player’s career not to mention the end of the WNBA as a whole for allowing this to continue when people have been speaking up about the aggressive behavior for weeks with no action being taken. Many are ready to stop watching altogether especially mothers are not for letting their daughters watching this type of violence and believe it’s acceptable or have to watch their idol get all out assaulted game after game.

[@maryqueenofscots5731]

Racism and Jealousy.

[@melanatedgod7604]

You don't know what racism means.

[@Saint1234]

@@melanatedgod7604neither do you it’s 2024

[@melanatedgod7604]

@@Saint1234 Racism hasn't changed because it's 2024 fool lol. White people haven't experienced any racISM at all.

[@tracyallen7638]

No racism. It's been proven that the white players don't like her either

[@robinpesek3657]

@@melanatedgod7604 so what does it mean?

[@CarlWinslowFM]

The WNBA better do something just to protect her well being

[@Newbalance0341]

I agree with what yall are saying. I think the reason noone is calling it out is because if they did then everyone would say theyre only calling it out because of who she is.

[@nonamewillbegiven2412]

You cultists know it's true

[@hunterrb2]

Dude, the least her teammates could have done was to speak out at their interviews..good grief..

[@solidsnake7167]

“She is not tearing the league up.” Please advise who in league history has started with 150/50/50 in total through the first ten games. There’s been no one. Please advise any rookie in league history has been picked up at 94 feet and trapped, double teamed all game. If these chicks think she ain’t all that or if you are wrongly under the impression that she hasn’t been great- tell you what, play her straight up. See what happens. What’re they afraid of. They’re obviously petrified of her going off because she can’t be guarded the way she was in college

[@casualcausalityy]

There is one other player, but only one. Sabrina Ionescu but it was over her first two seasons due to injury

[@nonamewillbegiven2412]

Yawn

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

On the teammates defending her charge. Boston was really the only one that could have defended her. The other teammates were a mile away and may not have even seen the foul.

[@bryanwren2232]

The people to look into, her own teammate Boston, especially angel Reese, carboso, dawn Staley. Because iowa beat undefeated south Carolina ( pay back) and lsu this year. Thug basketball fits all the above people mentioned

[@MichelMadeira-x5u]

Sports are suppose to inspire, elevate the human condition and bring us together. What we have witnessed this season in the WNBA is the opposite…hate, selfishness, pettiness. What is interesting is my little girls who wanted to watch and/or go to games early on…no longer are interested in watching WNBA.

[@HESantos700]

To all wnba girls, be careful not to kill the goose that lay the golden eggs. No Caitlin No ratings.

[@melanoidwarrior2906]

Yall are putting extras on it

[@stevesalisbury3657]

Is that English?

[@Biz613]

Women hate when other women get attention.

[@4horseMen959]

Stay strong cc. Now they flat out just bulling her now

[@negrito3066]

Wow! Finally, I have been saying that. Ibeen watching the womens games this year, and it seems to be a trend. A lot of these teams are not taking care of their teammates. It's not just the fever. Boston just walked past Caitlin on the floor.

[@kaylamendenhall2393]

I wonder what the next few days off will do for them as a team. Because they are all going to have time to see all of the media and sit and think on it. Some may not look but most say they dont but they actually do. If not first hand then through a friend or family member.

[@BlancNoix14]

No one is standing up for CC from the W. No other women player ever. Lebron, Barkley, Barnes and the men of NBA and even Shannon Sharpe are the ones standing up for her and appreciating her game.

[@cbiskt1]

Her fkn teammates ain’t with her man. Boston fkn laughed while walking to help CC get back up. The whole league despises CC smh

[@eddiecampbell9663]

The Indiana Fever got to have that big time enforcer....they are right her teammates got to step up and tell Catilyn Clark we are going to war with you......its only going make her even tougher because look at what Michael Jordan had to go through to gain respect of the bad boy pistons

[@fredm.2699]

There is only one answer. Caitlin needs to do what Jokic did. Jokic was seen as a soft European. So one of the morris twins pushed him hard for no reason. Jokic retaliated. The morris brother was out for a few weeks from a back problem. I’ve never seen anyone test Jokic again.

[@c.falcon5045]

Indiana should trade 2 current players and bring in 2 'enforcers' to help Clark out with their locker room and the opponents. The team has to send a message to her teammates first.

[@brucee4634]

The WNBA is allowing a dangerous situation to fester. All that needs to happen is have some consistency with the calls. If its flagrant, call it. Eject somebody if they are taking cheap shots. If someone is taking a shot and the defenders arm elbows the shooter in the face its a foul. If someone is getting punched in the neck away from the ball its a foul. What are they doing? Promoting gang fights, teams have to step in and protect their players because the refs are allowing things to continue happening? If a player wants to get chippy, that's fine. If a player wants to take a swing, go ahead, but the referees have got to make some correct calls and possibly eject some players if its warranted or this is going to end badly.

[@mykarma2]

Stop all that damn whining, Caitlin gets no special treatment. She's treated like everyone else. Anytime anyone comes Catlin, it's going to be a samn foul. You all want different rules for white girls and stop making excuses for her. Caitlin messed around and found out that this isn'tl college

[@Headintodreams]

@@mykarma2 😳oh myyyyy

[@brucee4634]

@@mykarma2 I just hadn’t tuned in in a few years. I was expecting NBA type refereeing. I am learning that they allow a lot more fouls to go uncalled. You shouldn’t have to wait a day to get a cheap shot foul upgraded to a flagrant 1. Thats ridiculous.

[@1stnamebr406]

Aliyah Boston can't even jump. How was she the #1 pick overall...

[@dukestandard4743]

Jumping?...in women's basketball?? 😂😂😂😂

[@solidsnake7167]

She is infuriating to watch. I thought she was supposed to be good. She cannot finish at the rim

[@THuff808]

WNBA ? Prison Ball ? WWE? Can't tell anymore...tired of watching this nonsense!

[@awelch31]

Y’all are dropping the bag, women of the WNBA. I’ll go back to not caring then.

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

Hmmm. Where was the wall-to-wall media coverage when Angel got that flagrant foul by her neck? 🤔🤔🤔

[@rahiemallen1268]

The Fever players are friends with the players on the other teams. That’s why they’re not coming to her defense.

[@jdpena26]

Thre is probably a race thing as well to be honest

[@soda8736]

It has been from when Reese taunted Clark in the chchampionship game. Reese was jealous of the white girl getting all the shine.

[@claytonhall4501]

Caitlin Clarke should take a few games off for her mental health and also to send a message to the wnba as any games she misses will not be a sold out and nobody will watch the game in tv..Caitlin Clarke handlers should have her load manage games going forward

[@bamaboi6845]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 if she's not playing then I'm definitely watching

[@Cherylcarmouche]

Nobody can make u like them PERIOD

[@Michaellinnn]

Issues are the teammates they don’t even help bite back or something

[@stevenjackson7956]

All of the other players just want to latch their wagon to Catlin. They want to be the villain after they saw how popular angel got after playing the role. And I don’t even think Angel did it on purpose, I think it just happened but now these older women are trying to force it

[@stevenjackson7956]

Just saying stats means nothing without context. WNBA scoring is much lower then NBA.

[@NwoFresh]

That’s ball that’s crying Prove yourself to your teammates and to the rest of the league

[@steveking7719]

I don't think Boston would run to anyone's aide... she's low energy.

[@Erock503]

not sustainable, how many people are going to keep watching the WNBA if she's out because of injury

[@1stnamebr406]

Aliyah Boston was right there and did nothing....SOFT!!!!

[@BillyHenry-fk1qg]

This is the difference between men and women you got to have your teammates back or you can't win

[@anthonytaylor7928]

So what do y'all expect the players to do leave the. Bench and get ejected and suspended??

[@nicholasmallard2926]

It's amazing how the media just paints a false narratives about this whole situation! Caitlin hit Chennedy and talked trash to her before the Body check but the media only shows their darling getting the Retaliation shot! Her teammates didn't respond because they knew what happened leading up to it!

[@brucewallagainsttheodds1740]

They already don’t make enough

[@hugoantunes5536]

Maybe Caitlin should take some time to "heal" :)... like... the rest of the season. Let the ratings drop to their "normal" values... and let the Owners feel the pain. Those other ladies will enjoy going back to regular/consumer flights.

[@marlonious7650]

When people dont defend you, it may not be a team situation. It may be a cant work in a group situation. She may be socially awkward. It happens in sports and in corporate spaces. CC has to find her way. You cant fake being a good teammate.

[@Cahluvca]

🎯

[@patientzero291]

Always ride the golden goose until the next comes out. Don't injure great potential players that attract money to your sport.

[@G120-j6z]

People checking out this league will drop it because there are too many low character people in the league getting to set the tone.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Y'all ain't gonna say nothing about what led up to that push when is the media is gonna start talking about that!!!!

[@Tom-m8j1e]

But what catlyn Clark did was okay?

[@julianwahly3372]

This is assault. This woman is bragging about it on social media saying she will do ti again. The league has to do something about this.

[@eddiecampbell9663]

The league don't have to do nothing but now her teammates can step in and have her back more....plus she is a rookie right...she ain't no 10 year veteran.....she going go through some hard times as a rookie like any other potential great player

[@PraisestoYah]

Assault lol lmao oh please

[@eddiecampbell9663]

@@PraisestoYah ikr if that's assault then every nba player who played in the 1980s need to be charged......Larry bird....Dr J.....the whole bad boy pistons lol.......that's no assault....that's just welcoming a rookie to the wnba.....they ain't bout to hold Caitlin hand like it's college lol

[@lino580nunya5]

@@eddiecampbell9663that type of game hasn’t been played in 20 plus seasons

[@casualcausalityy]

@@eddiecampbell9663 Why do you think Isaiah wasn't on the Dream Team?

[@brucejamoson-u5t]

The sky coach supports her players nonsense. It's condoned Caitlins team part of problem. Your 100% correct

[@dsteele2332]

Idk what he's talking about nothing about this is good lol...they are making me care less..I'll just cheer on the ladies in college at this rate..

[@MattFreeman-m1v]

I think it's Clarks 28 million dollar shoe contract. No one else in the league got a shoe contract and the players are pissed about that.

[@michealroebuck683]

Fox Sports,BOSTON don't have to jump in nobody face,she's a professional, the refs have to resolve situations like that.

[@Cherylcarmouche]

She refused and she said what she said obviously she dont care what ppl think 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Slb5988]

A Boston is a terrible teammate for not doing anything that’s embarrassing

[@harmansandhu9753]

BOYCOTT WNBA, accept for Caitlin Clark games!

[@rayrobinson9064]

The kick to the head on the dallas player was wrong too upgraded to a flagrant 1 Angel reese got chocked slammed ro the floor. Why arent you tlkn about tht. It isnt jus happening to clark.

[@josephmiller3822]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Clark joins the EuroLeague, they pay better anyway.

[@kennethstone4590]

I agree. If the league doesn’t do anything it’s becoming unnattractive to watch women’s basketball and will lose fans

[@FreekPhil]

Did no One See Catlin Clark Elbow that women in the Face first ??? How can these Guys Talk about this Story if they Dont know what started it ????

[@Blackbolt-411]

The WNBA step in … for what !?this dude is sounds ridiculous

[@lino580nunya5]

The NBA should pull the plug on this league…it’s a money pit that hasn’t made a profit EVER EVER EVER…and players want a bigger piece of the pie 😆😆😆…what pie sell out MSG on a consistent basis and then talk

[@trhansen3244]

I gave the WNBA another chance, thanks to Caitlin, and I am now done with it. I hope she goes to something else, too. She is way too good for the atrocious WNBA.

[@CoachRJ334]

Omg give it a rest it was a foul ....Lord forbid CC getting fouled Geesh

[@brianyakata1978]

So should the league.

[@ruthbabbitt5140]

The Fever team is one of the youngest in the league. They've played 11 games already with the majority being on the road. Thats hard for a team who were at the bottom of the rankings last year and trying to build up. They haven't had much practice time as a result. Yet folks start calling out individual players and roasting them on social media. Add to it all the racial talk. Yikes. Everybody just play basketball and ignore social and entertain us with your skills not your drama.

[@lalaurienne]

C.C. is a focus of the resentment that many of the players and their fans in the media seem to feel toward the dominant straight, white culture that they seem to feel hasn't sufficiently valued respected them. Some of C.C.'s teammates may feel closer to the players who are "hating" on C.C. than they feel toward C.C. There's also resentment against the fans that C.C. has brought into the WNBA fan base.(Elle Duncan.) Some of the respected vets in the league like Terassi would need to put the word out that it's time to lay off C.C. while advising C.C. to lay off the trash talk. Angel Reece is a different story. For A.R., it seems that basketball may be a stepping stone to her ambition to have a media career. If the Fever wants to build the team around C.C., they might float the idea of trading Mitchell and Wheeler. Good point about the Aces embracing Kate Martin. Maybe Kate has some advice for C.C. as well.

[@xantanatravels23]

Hire the jokic brothers as Clark security

[@ronmcbride4474]

Caitlyn, though competitive, her upbringing has been you respect authority and to be humble. And not having your coach or team have your back, will reult in less confidence and concentration. Thus her dropping FG percentage and shots taken. And this all starts with the coach, who is trying to change Caitlyn's game, and Caitlyn is trying to do that but is becoming fr I strated.

[@FogJWrestling]

I’m not one of the anti-Clark people FTR, but I wondered the same thing Kerry mentioned. For you to get creamed like that and NONE of your players stick up for you - that’s not a normal team dynamic. When CC got drafted her teammates seemed really supportive - now not so much it seems. Is CC a prima-donna in the locker room? Are maybe HER actions alienating the rest of her team? It’s easy to say “jealousy jealousy” and I’m not saying that isn’t the case, but it’s not normal for a team to just let a teammate get laid out and do nothing. I wonder if CC lost her own locker room and maybe it’s some of her own doing - because Angel Reese gets a ton of attention too and her teammates seem to love her. Cameron Brink seems to be getting along with her team, etc.

[@brucewallagainsttheodds1740]

Don’t hit their pockets though

[@Cahluvca]

This era is soo soft...play through it and get better. Its apart of the journey

[@cedriyonnawashington1103]

U say Reese in the paint so she deserve hard fouls more than a guard?

[@antoinerogers2692]

Maybe they just dont like her lmaooo

[@petebarber7425]

I love it all. They are gonna make the marshmallow Caitlin Clark fold. You guys said shes the best then they are gonna come at her. She only had 3 points. They are breaking her spirit.

[@The_Level_Up_Show]

CC PUSHING A PLAYER IN COLLEGE PERDUE GAME VERY HARD .

[@CorneliusWatts-iw2wx]

The Media is making it worse 😂😂😂😂

[@shawnkemp7781]

Y'all ain giving Aliyah Boston credit she the only one I see that got Caitlin back but nobody on the team is confrontational so ofc they look weak

[@brucewallagainsttheodds1740]

Her teammates should have her back if she’s being a good teammate herself. Everybody isn’t as talented as Rookie LeBron

[@jonsnipe5484]

After this season trades on CC team will be made and coach will be fired

[@DAVIDMILLER-nc9vo]

Please DAN BEYER & KERRY RHODES, show me a video clip of Kate Martin, Cameron Brink, and Angel Reece receiving a "rite of passage", that according to you, Beyer and Rhodes, the WNBA rookies experience!

[@jarrodmcdermott9109]

League needs to suspend and fine those players so this will finally stop...it's not basketball...it's prison ball

[@FieldGeneralCTC]

Coddle!

[@3825004]

It's on Caitlin's team.