"People Are Noticing The Game Now Because Of Caitlin Clark, Not Angel Reese" - Dan Patrick | 6/4/24

[@mj23goat3]

Congrats to Caitlin Clark on winning the WNBA Rookie of the Month for May. A well-deserved honor!

[@undisputedtruth6176]

Finally won something

[@AdedokunAdebo]

@@undisputedtruth6176 lmaooo

[@spfdff]

⁠You are aware she reached the final four right? You are aware she’s a rookie and the worst team, gets the number one pick right? You do know, it’s a team sport right? Damn people are dumb nowadays😂😂

[@KeepinItQPodcast]

@@spfdffyou do realize the Fever were better last season and were expected to make the playoffs this year.

[@spfdff]

@@KeepinItQPodcast you do realize, they got the number 1 pick for a reason right? You do realize, they finished in last place of their division right? You do realize their record was 13-27(.327) right?! You do realize expectations and reality are two COMPLETELY different things right?!! Gtfoh 🤣

[@BigJasonHenderson]

Salty and jelly… "Caitlin Clark is the sole reason why viewership has shot through the roof for our game - the sole reason," South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley

[@jayelee7112]

White people are watching because of Clark Black people are watching because of Angel Reese Let's be real

[@yct2.0]

@@jayelee7112 💯

[@kristievenable300]

​​@@jayelee7112that isn't at all true. It's not about black and white. It's about competition. Sportsmanship achievement. I am white, and all day every day I am with #5 . We all have our own opinion. My opinion is Angel Reese is a better player bc of better TEAM WORK! The old saying it takes a village to raise a child u know? Well it takes a TEAM to win a game. Most of my family are for #5. We screaming ANGEL REESE REAL LOUD IN THE BACK

[@Leamichellefan2244]

Exactly

[@ROBERTSOMA-pb3sp]

@@jayelee7112 hmmm

[@dmar191]

When Reese took that hard foul, it was in the course of play, but excessive and the other player was ejected. In Clark’s case the ball wasn’t even in play, she was blindsided, and there was only a common foul call. Huge difference.

[@niecyxTM]

She got hip checked as well. You just don’t watch the games !

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

I will watch the games Catlin plays in to cheer her and her team on. I will also watch the games Carter and Reese but with different feelings.

[@Dontplaygranny33]

Clark is a MAN he can handle it

[@monsutaman1]

@@Dontplaygranny33 LMAO......but Reese's was faaaaaaar worst.....Clark got bumped and was like a fish out of water.

[@FlyYogi]

​@@Dontplaygranny33she's more of a man than you, beta boy!🙄

[@daylearceneaux4083]

If Clark is out the league tomorrow, the ratings and attendance go back to pre-Clark levels.

[@playerx2006]

but then it'll go back up with Paige coming in then Juju in a few years

[@bubbagray8433]

@@playerx2006Naw I don’t think so . They are not box office

[@ChildrenoftheAncient]

Because white people only want to watch a white person play.. It’s quite simple, nothing difficult to understand about the situation..

[@playerx2006]

@@bubbagray8433 Juju will be

[@knlqhtmare]

@@playerx2006na I don’t think so but maybe your right. We gotta see next season of basketball if they are pull CC number then you got something if not then na

[@jamesshea9575]

“It was a hard foul..” NO, NO, NO. IT WAS BEYOND FLAGRANT. Carter should have been kicked out of the game.

[@JoeDavis-lz9st]

They should've suspended her for the season cause if she gets seriously injured or move from that joke of a league they'll lose major revenue immediately sponsorship gone viewership gone they'll tumble right back down to where they've been for last twenty years.The NBA needs to step up since they paying to keep it afloat anyway she's too valuable to the league

[@hoomanatef]

Haterade is the official drink of the WNBA

[@joshuamitchell5481]

Funny but very sad

[@tedszweb5268]

The foul on Clark was while the ball wasn’t even in play ! The foul on Reese was during a rebound, a basketball play that happens. That is the difference !!!

[@kimberlyfreitag3789]

Yes. And the foul by the other player committed against Reese was noted. It shouldn't have happened as it was unnecessary and could've resulted in Reese getting really hurt. WNBA should not tolerate those kinds of fouls.

[@tylerommen5452]

And the foul on Reese got an ejection; common foul on CC. So, yeah…

[@tedszweb5268]

@@tylerommen5452 Because the referees make bad calls doesn’t make your case. It’s totally obvious that the foul on Clark was a fragrant as the defender went straight through Clark & wasn’t making a move for the ball as it wasn’t even in play.

[@justsoirritatedsoilaugh]

before Caitlin Clarke, the last time I heard anything about the WNBA was when one of their players was arrested and jailed in Russia for drugs and was traded for an international arms dealer.

[@natej84]

Its nice to see somebody say the truth. Only wnba games I've watched? The ones clark plays in

[@chasemoney3485]

U white duh 😅😅😅😅

[@427lex]

that sucks lol

[@A14-l5h]

Because you don’t support black women

[@pfunk1992]

Nah it’s other good players you can watch too

[@Roadtrip635]

Wemby was one of the most hyped rooks ever, but never got that kind of treatment on the court. The resentment against Clark on the court is real.

[@bethschunk5063]

True

[@cucinare-da-zero]

Something everybody's not talking about is that the woman who fouled Clark has a history of dirty play, suspensions, and was even cut from a team for challenging a teammate to a fight. And something the WNBA needs to consider, if they don't institute a flagrant-3/targetting foul with an automatic multi-game suspension, is that their cash cow may decide she'd rather make 20+ times as much in Europe or some other league, and the W will fall right back into irrelevance.

[@justthinking4628]

I see you are somebody who has a grasp on basketball. Not just spewing nonsense. Watch my video on Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese Jealousy for the unadulterated truth.

[@kimkelly1889]

I never watched a WNBA or college game until I saw CC and now I watch both.

[@michaelallen8112]

& we know why

[@deandreray3500]

Because your white lets be honest at least hide your profile picture

[@mhmosthated8697]

I never watched a WNBA or College Game Because of Angel Reese plus I never knew of CC if it wasn’t for Angel Reese in College

[@mhmosthated8697]

@DanielRidoretrue facts I’m angel all the way

[@chrisk2734]

So.maybe you should watch previous seasons of wnba and players before calling the other players jealous and haters. Other rookies stated they received the same treatment as Caitlin.

[@pje8462]

Men didn't ruin this!! The jealous petty women of the WNBA, former and current, are ruining this.

[@donaldcummings8407]

Women are far, far, more vicious and jealous of the two species. The league doesnt like Caitlin cause most of the media proclaimed her as the "savior of the league" before she even got drafted..Caitlins only crime is being WHITE and STRAIGHT if we're being honest here.

[@celinebeanie]

Yup. The women saying wnba players don't hate caitlin clark need to be investigated for FRAUD and lying. Chicago Sky thug Chennedy Carter has been liking and tweeting shady and hateful comments about Caitlin. They've been purposely trying to hurt her because they're jealous she makes millions and sells out arenas while they don't. They're mad she has millions of fans and endorsements while they don't. They're mad that everything she does gets attention while they have to hurt her in order to have 5 minutes of fame. All Caitlin wants to do is hoop but their pettiness is getting in the way of that and its embarrassing!

[@dalehinkley6168]

It’s because she relevant and WHITE!

[@tonyharrisent]

No, men ruined it. We ruin most things. .

[@zhairetariq2002]

Clark is ruining it with her mediocre play. Admit it you're in love with a fraud

[@javierdelgado1554]

If it wasn't for Caitlyn Clark I would have never known who Angel Reese is....I've seen her play and she doesn't do anything that wows you...Clark brings the "wow" factor....and not everyone is jealous of Caitlyn Clark but a lot of women are jealous of her, including Taurasi...and i still don't watch the MLS...despite Messi being in it...Messi is great but he's not must watch tv imo.

[@michaelseeton5006]

Why can’t they just accept that Clark is the reason for all the attention I don’t care about the game but let her have the respect she deserves for growing the game

[@CtFletcher-eg5zj]

Lmfao she did nothing to grow the game but be white and shoot threes she hasn’t earned respect

[@philipmtran05]

One time she said she likes to be a villain but in a different condition (Loser) then everyone is hating on me.. sexualize me... etc... She is NOT your friend Caitlyn... She did not want Chenedy girl to hog all the lighting... She just wants her name in the same sentence as Clark.... Clark is NOT playing into her game by NOT naming her at all in the press......

[@ebebb6078]

The only loser in this situation is CC. Angel led her team to the NCAA Champion and won CC could never lame

[@mastercarpenter1970]

​See that's the mentality of the culture! She's got a national championship. That explains a lot as far as me always wondering why these brothers stayed at home with their mama at 35 years old and drove a Benz and thought they had status. Do you see Nike offering Angel reese 28 mill?? Do you see not even offering Angel a deal?? Do you see Wilson basketball knocking on Angel Reese's door offering her an exclusive deal??? Is Angel Reese jersey number 4 only behind three NBA players. Did Angel Reese's Jersey sell more than the entire Dallas cowboys football team last year in the first 7 Days of her being in the league? See you think that a national championship ring is worth more than 40 million and like I said that makes a lot of sense to me now that I look at things​@@ebebb6078

[@nathanielbrew305]

@@ebebb6078 ?? Peaking in college is the ultimate goal? Furthermore, I think CCs bank account says otherwise XD

[@jamesgoforth1606]

@@ebebb6078 Reese owes everything to Clark. If there was no CC, there'd be no Angel Reese -- she'd just be another anonymous player in a league nobody watches. Look at her now, milking it for all it's worth. And a straight-up hater, which is why normal people think she's trash. She's a folk hero to other haters.

[@ebebb6078]

@jamesgoforth1606 you sound dumb I've been following since she was in HS

[@nianguyen5269]

So yelling "b@$ch!" before knocking someone down while their back is turned is just a regular hard foul? If you did that on the street what would you call it?

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

Sports are not the streets. That happens in sports. It should have been a tech or flagrant-2 ejection. But comparing a physical game to the streets is stuuupidd

[@mitchelliwilliams2414]

A foul if you call on the streets a whole different game I take you never played street ball.

[@nianguyen5269]

@@Obiamajoyisrmd "physical game" so you consider that a normal basketball play?

[@nianguyen5269]

@@mitchelliwilliams2414 huh? If you did that playing streetball, fists would fly...have you ever played streetball?

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

@@nianguyen5269 did you not just read my comment, yet you’re asking me that question? Are you capable of reading where I stated it should have been a flagrant-2? Or is your capacity maxed out after reading the first line?

[@mrferdie583]

why these ladies cant accept the fact that CC is helping the W..

[@Dontplaygranny33]

How her team sorry she look like a man she has a Adam’s apple and she act nervous around black people how is she helping 😂😂

[@augustinevelajr3915]

Welfare nba!

[@Orlando-h7v]

Because she is an outlier, she is white, she is heterosexual, she doesn’t complain, the kids and the men love her and Nike love her.

[@MsChrishanson]

The difference with the foul against Reese is that it was a hard foul with two players going for the rebound - and it was CORRECTLY called a flagrant right away. CC got complete cheap shot during a dead ball play (ball wasn’t even inbounded, and the girl ran up calling her a little b*tch with a forearm to the back) and they called it just a common foul…. Like you cannot honestly draw comparisons between the two.

[@dkriener11]

No one is watching because of Angel Reese. Without Caitlyn, no one is watching the WNBA

[@d2kilkenny]

If this kind of thing keeps up they will lose viewers.

[@jamesbingham1007]

This WILL keep up.

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

Absolutely.

[@chiunderwood9534]

The viewers are certainly not watching for quality basketball. 🧱practically on every shot!

[@AdedokunAdebo]

lmaooo

[@DanDolphin4]

See I have to disagree with this guy on the right. Caitlin Clark and women's basketball didn't blow up after Angel Reese's facial snub. Caitlin Clark and women's basketball blew up because Caitlin blows the roof off every arena with 35 ft threes!!! Caitlin Clark and women's basketball blew up because Caitlin broke both the men's and the women's scoring record for the NCAA!!!! It blew up because Caitlin Clark is the only man or woman to have over 3,000 points and over 1,000 assists!!!! So the gentleman on the right is out of his element. He doesn't know what he's talking about. I'm actually shocked.

[@parvelpierre6890]

Nah, buddy, women's basketball definitely blow up after that "facial snub" and Jill Biden's white house visit bs

[@derrickluv4002]

Dude , maybe however this situation instantly gained millions of more fans including myself once Angel Reese did that in that caucasian girls face aka great "white" hype who was already gaining traction because of her race and skills and only because she was heading to a league where AA women is dominating. She's representing all the caucasians that can't play 🏀 and want to see her dominate in a league where you guys haven't dominated for decades upon decades 😂. Just facts. News flash no one is bowing down to her , she will have to earn it plain and simple and it will be long time before she wins a Championship smh 😂.

[@DanDolphin4]

@@derrickluv4002 Well I appreciate your insight and I have to say though that Caucasian women have been doing just fine in the WNBA. Everyone would care more about the black WNBA player too if they weren't bullies and thugs. I mean that's an overstatement, there are wonderful black players that are nice and kind but they haven't showed up lately. Only the thugs. Second I have to say that Angel Reese didn't do anything to gain any traction for any League. I think she's a really good player whose game translates to most every single black woman player in the league. She rebounds she plays defense she blocks shots. I mean that's pretty routine. She'll have a great career but she had no impact at all on the popularity of Caitlin Clark and college basketball. She's excelled well in the nil and she has done well on social media. But Caitlin Clark breaking every single college record there is was the reason that she had huge popularity. Not Angel Reese and her disrespectful hand to the face. Caitlin Clark is the only man or woman to ever have over 3,000 points and over a thousand assists. Caitlin Clark broke the all-time scoring record for men and women. We don't need Angel Reese to highlight that. And now she's reaching so bad by stating that she is part of the growth. When someone has to actually tell us that she is something then you know something's wrong. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@FrankDrebbin-de3te]

@@derrickluv4002 black people are treating the WNBA like it's their ghetto

[@budcorona]

The main difference between Clark and most of the WNBA is when she comes downcourt with the ball, she's always looking to pass. Most of the league are looking at the basket.

[@Dontplaygranny33]

Clark is scared of her teammates that’s why she pass more then others she want to be on there hood side

[@KodaKoda-iv1sg]

Honestly, we did not even know who the heck you were until Caitlin Clark. And now in a few weeks people will forget about you and Caitlan will go into the history books.

[@MrLisafrog]

I love how Angle Reese name drops. Caitlin clark lives rent free in her head

[@julianwahly3372]

Well she is on a record-breaking pace so far. Clark is 1 of 2 players in WNBA history to have over 150 points, 50 assists, and 50 rebounds in their first 10 games. So whatever point they were trying make it isnt working and this is facing game 7 Ds every time she plays. What they are proving is they are envious of her.

[@JuanMota27]

More TO than FGM 😅😂

[@natej84]

​@@JuanMota27 stop being racist bro

[@ChildrenoftheAncient]

She loses every game.. I’m not sure In what sport that’s something to be jealous of, or envied for..

[@ebebb6078]

She statpads and has been doing so since college she has to shoot 10 3-pointers for 1 or 2 to go in wtf

[@natej84]

@@ebebb6078 that's just not true dude

[@willault9120]

Angel Reece's game is very average at best.

[@cucinare-da-zero]

Really? She's had something like the longest run of 10+ rebound games (by a rookie, I think? I don't remember the precise stat, but I was impressed) in a long while. Just because you don't like her (and I don't either, to be clear) doesn't mean she's not an outstanding basketball player. She's already practically playing at the same level in the W as she did in college, something that CANNOT be said about CC

[@buckyoutsideee-215]

Clark ain't show me shit yet cut it out she's been trash since she hit the wnba.. 😮‍💨

[@leopoldmsemburi7551]

Whatever entertainment value there is in Reese, it won't last. She's good on the boards, only because WNBA is generally bad on boards. She's usually picking up her own misses.

[@kevinvega1572]

@@cucinare-da-zeroshe puts up draymond stats she’s average asf

[@Bman32x]

@@cucinare-da-zeroso did Kris Humphries when he played. Nothing special, a utility player who runs their mouth. At best, Reece is Patrick Beverly.

[@markgibbons9891]

Here is the real problem: People are only noticing Angel Reese because of Caitlin Clark. Angel Reese is taking advantage of her moment and the spotlight on the game - but if there were no Caitlin Clark the amount of attention would be signficantly less.

[@Alicia_92]

ANGEL had several clips from games go viral through that season. She and flaujae did SLAM magazine cover in feb before the championship. Their games were sold out. She was already dubbed Bayou Barbie. Their team was being called SHOWTIME. you people say what make u feel good. Smh

[@parvelpierre6890]

​@@Alicia_92 fr

[@Chalk89]

To whomever of Dan’s crew said ‘this is what happens when men get involved,’ couldn’t be further from the truth. Men are the reason the sport has been on this long as was stated by Adam Silver. He legitimately said the largest demographic of the WNBA fan base is men between the ages of 40-65.

[@Steve-pe9cj]

I watch only because of catlin Clark

[@Dontplaygranny33]

Let me guess you white ?

[@leopoldmsemburi7551]

Clarks form pulling up for those threes is textbook. A thing of beauty. Even her misses look good 😅 .

[@Dontplaygranny33]

Because that’s a Boyyyyyyyyy

[@JudoChamp]

Truth. I didn't know the Indiana WNBA team was the Fever until she was drafted

[@Jbird-sx4zk]

I don't think I knew Indiana even had a team before Clark and that draft.

[@C_71]

I'm 53, and I grew up in Chicago. I've been watching Caitlin Clark for the past few years! People act like Maryland women's basketball was popping... that's a HUGE no! Angel became famous for 2 reasons, Caitlin Clark and transferring to LSU! I will watch ANY women's sport during the Olympics or world games! I can walk right down the street to the UW Field House, Kohl Center, LaBahn Arena, and watch the Wisconsin women's hockey team who wins championships, the McClimon Memorial Track & Soccer Complex as well as the Goodman Diamond where the women's softball team plays! I've NEVER wanted to watch a game of the WNBA until Caitlin started playing! Let's equate Angel to Rodman, but make no mistake! We know that Rodman was great, but MJ eclipses LeBron to this day! Angel will never be the face of their league because of her style of play! Women don't want to admit it, but they should look at the history of that league! Most of the greats of the WNBA have been black! The Caitlin hate is because she was white! People should go back and look at what she did in college... Iowa is NOT LSU or South Carolina, but look at what she did!

[@melvinhhcp3615]

This whole comment is tone deaf.

[@ebebb6078]

She lost she is a loser Angel won the NCAA Champion she is a winner end of story. Losers and loser fans can't rewrite history CC will for ever be the loser and Angel will forever be the Champion

[@Alicia_92]

@@ebebb6078careful they are very fragile. You are so right. The lies they tell. ANGEL was so poplar before Marco madness. A lot of her plays were viral clips. The PMAC was selling out. She did the SLAM magazine cover that march. Already named bayou Barbie.the team was nicknamed SHOWTIME. so tell me again how she wasn’t popular until Caitlin.smh

[@JimHerbert-il9mp]

@@ebebb6078 I disagree. If winning is everything then the "strong" can simply climb up over the bodies of the "weak". Are blacks weak because they have been taken advantage of for hundreds of years. How are we ever going to achieve equity and equality in this country when winning is everything. If there are not values that transcend "strength" our country has no future. It may be to late already.

[@AldiAldiFPen]

Brianna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, and Sabrina Ionescu are beloved in the WNBA and they are white. They are also much better players than Caitlin Clark. Now do you get it. The only resentment Caitlin Clark receives his because of her delusional and racist supporters. Along with a media too desirous to promote her for their own exploitative purposes.

[@Soccox]

Hey Dan, Angel Reese and the Sky went into Washington to play (Angels Home Town), and the increase in attendance was 15%. Caitlin Clark and the Fever went into Washington and the attendance increased >100% (doubled). Parents only want to expose their children to quality role models and not a freaking clown show circus. Clark is a four time All American athlete, and also an Academic All American.

[@juice9100]

Angel Reese tbh has the black fans & Caitlin Clark has the white fans, then both have a mixture of both, it does goes down racial lines, if you think I'm lying, go look up comments everywhere no matter what platform, look who's supporting who

[@SportsOdyssey2019]

You are correct

[@michaelsmith6404]

U see how the media is going in on the blackwoman

[@greggwilliams4376]

yep. started with the south carolina FF game. continued into the chip game vs lsu. the tiktok of the lsu players listening to rap in the locker room and iowa listening to the high school musical soundtrack. "don't be a sheryl" shirts. gamecock players characterized as "thugs". i don't remember which game it was, lsu or s. carolina, but espn panned the crowd and the iowa fan section appeared to be all white and the opposing fan section seemed to have way more poc in it. all this b.s. took away from two bomb ballgames.

[@79glane928]

Yeah but the black fans only support online. They arent buying tickets.

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

I never heard of Reese until Clarke’s name came out. Then I began watching bb. I also never heard of Gabby Marshal but watched videos of her on KZbin. I wish I heard about her sooner because I would have watched games she played in. I wish she would have continued playing bb but since she decided to take her career a different way all I can do is wish her the best!

[@skysurfer5cva]

It's a difference in scale. I'm sure Reese brought LSU fans and some others, Brink brought Stanford fans and some others, and the other rookies and veterans brought their university-based fans and some others, all to the tune of perhaps a few hundred to a few thousand fans apieces. However Clark brought not just Iowa fans, but fans from across the country and even from outside the USA, to the tune of hundreds of thousands if not more. She knows how to entertain on the court, she signs autographs for kids, she praises others, she carries herself very well, etc. Besides being a good person, she knows how to market herself better than anyone in the WNBA. Without NIL, she may have been the only college player from this rookie class to have any significant name recognition. NIL helped all of the rookies before they got to the WNBA, but it helped Clark an order of magnitude more.

[@parvelpierre6890]

I agree with like the first 2 paragraph the last 3 paragraph 🤦 And by the way who or what the hell is NIL?

[@FrankDrebbin-de3te]

When Reese says "we got sold out arenas" she's talking about an arena of 9k seats or less with no parking and bad lighting.

[@jamesgoforth1606]

Caitlin Clark put up the best numbers in college, and it wasn't even close... won every award, set records, etc. etc... Reese did NONE of that, and yet her name is mentioned in the same breath as Clark's all the time. All starting with her hateful and creepy taunting spectacle at the end of the title game. Which she's still trading on, seen in countless photos since making taunting gestures from that game, her main trademark.

[@bethschunk5063]

They play to win championships

[@parvelpierre6890]

😂 sounds like you've got some ptsd stored up inside boy, you people really don't get it, Clark has her fanbase a large one at that, which is good she deserves it and i hope her team & her get better, I want to see her win a couple of rings but angel has her fanbase too not as big a CC but it's big & I hope her & camila cardosa the other cc 😂 wins some rings too it'll be good for the wnba

[@FrankDrebbin-de3te]

@@parvelpierre6890 Write another paragraph weirdo 😂

[@parvelpierre6890]

@FrankDrebbin-de3te you should look in the mirror you'll find a weirdo

[@FrankDrebbin-de3te]

@@parvelpierre6890 Yeah cause you're standing behind me creepin 😂

[@Steve-kr5ef]

Wow didn't realize Reese's numbers were that low

[@samhugh4965]

That changed tonight. CC had 30 pts Friday, had 7 3s, 5 in a row.

[@dalehinkley6168]

Angel Reese is jelly 🤣

[@michaeldecker1504]

The wbna should be playing with a Wilson basketball with cc’s signature on it

[@dd-tc6ip]

Simple, Caitlin Clark gameplay fun to watch! The other girl trying to be noticed, who cares if she can rebound and not jump. Ya these girls cant jump! SAY IT

[@cristobalc5425]

Yeah this is the CClark effect indeed. Her draft class is special, but CC is the main reason. Angel is a distant 2nd.

[@Guy-zl3sp]

Not even second that's Cameron Brink

[@brrr8963]

​@@Guy-zl3spliterally, the stats show it

[@Guy-zl3sp]

@@brrr8963 Name 1

[@Guy-zl3sp]

@@brrr8963 You can't even name a single stat 😭

[@brrr8963]

@@Guy-zl3sp she's first team, all baddie.

[@juiceman_3]

Angel doesn’t get that no one is looking at her because of her skill. Skill is why we watch CClark

[@shereetaylor1735]

Facts

[@cynthialyman1319]

Can we please stop talking about this mediocre player

[@cynthialyman1319]

They watching whine about being bumped somebody needs to toughen her up and put her in the weight these girls didn't come there to be her friend she's no better then the other young ladies she's going to learn because they are going to teach her

[@damita4336]

But skill is not the only reason people watch... feminine beauty is playing a role as well

[@Tom-kp2lv]

I was supportive of Angel at first but she has totally lost me. Angel needs a ego check and a reality check - this did NOT start with that game vs LSU, it is all about CC. Sorry Angel, that's the reality. The only reason many people were even watching that game was CC, and people are not watching more now as a result of that game, it is CC. I don't think Reese has even played as big a part as they're saying in this vid. In my humble opinion, the event in that game was nothing more than a blip. The attention is all about CC's skills. That's it. Plain and simple. And I don't think the jealously has anything to do with race, sexuality or any "woke" issues. It is just plain ego and jealousy.

[@parvelpierre6890]

Nah, for many of us this did start with that Game vs LSU, reese is a rising rookie i wish her all the best

[@mwatts6755]

What is it with WNBA players not speaking with the media? Absolute entitlement. It’s like the league is a birthright and not a business.

[@FrankDrebbin-de3te]

Have you ever listened to a WNBA press conference? It's like you're in a courtroom.

[@_Paul_N]

@@FrankDrebbin-de3te🤣🤣

[@videopyc]

Rivaleries between teams cannot be planned or faked. Caitlin is a superstar. She now makes a boat load of money because fans want to see her play, more game tickets are sold and companies make goods about her. Golf has not respected and has not protected Tiger during his prime. Golf suffered from Tiger absence. Racism, greed and jealousy has something to do in this. The WNBA has to protect players against violence and injuries. If not, it will sink back to where it was before. Basketball has a golden opportunity to embrace and her to grow and go beyond lackluster racism, greed and jealousy.

[@thomasflores8080]

These others wnba players downplaying cc will be the downfall of this league.

[@ChildrenoftheAncient]

No the other players will never respect her whitewashed media attention.. It’s obvious what WS are doing here.. There no place for “I’m white and I say so” in sports

[@samgayle9629]

THEY ARE DOWNPLAYING HER BECAUSE SHE'S PLAYING AVERAGE AT BEST WHILE GETTING MICHAEL JORDAN COVERAGE.

[@ronmcbride4474]

Dan, the reason i didnt say anything about the Reese foul is simple. The offender was assessed a Flagrant 2 and thrown out of the game and received a suspension. Carter was given a personal common foul. Even when the league stepped in, IMO they were trying to appease the players. So they gave a weak flagrant 1 with no suspension. Should have the same as the Thomas violation. Especially considering of her past record in the league. The foul in Seattle under the basket when yhey played the Storm, when Caitlyn drove for a layup and the Storm player trying to block a shot, the result a violent collision in the air, resulting in Caitlyn hitting her head, and no foul called??? Than with the video from a fan at the game with VV, where her and Caitlyn received technicals, you can see that VV clearly threw a punch at Caitlyn and hit her in the chest or neck. The league isnt helping and i said from the jump her coach and teammates are not defending her. So she has realized about 4 games ago she is on her own. And it is reflected in her FG % and she is taking less shots, because her concentration on bball has been interrupted, which is affecting her confidence.

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

If the WNBA doesn’t start taking more action towards the players that are assaulting Catlin they will begin seeing less people interested in supporting their league.

[@geedubb-q1u]

Reese mentions Celebrities come to games? I imagine they do But Only when Clarke comes to town.

[@AldiAldiFPen]

The Johnny Come Lately racist supporters come when Caitlin Clark is in town.

[@supjetrun]

I wish the media would highlight some of the positive things going on. There have to be good sports in the WNBA. Not all the players are verbally and physically bashing CC. I cringe at how much pressure CC must feel.

[@bethschunk5063]

She is carrying white America on her back, they heavy its pressure

[@parvelpierre6890]

Yeah fr but I think she's got it though I hope

[@cjokerp]

"Angel Reese has embraced the Villian role, yet she hasn't handled it well... Evident by this sound bite"

[@andycrawford7428]

I have never followed basketball however since Caitlin Clark has arrived I have printed her schedule and looked for any opportunity to see her play and find it a little hard to understand why? It is soo obvious that Angel Reese is jealous as well as many other unknown and uninteresting WNBA players

[@AldiAldiFPen]

It is so obvious their are easily 30 white female WNBA players better than Caitlin Clark. Given this, why was Caitlan Clark chosen as the vessel for admiration I mean white toxicity? 🤔

[@judydamelio2218]

Angel Reese has bad spotsmenship. That's what you want to be noted for If it wasn't for Reese and Clark competition Reese wouldn't have any popularity. Sorry that was a dirty foul against Clark No play anywhere near her.

[@bethschunk5063]

Reese got her fame by winning a Championship

[@parvelpierre6890]

​@@bethschunk5063 exactly 💯

[@farharbor3178]

1. it was 'dirty'. Inarguably so. They weren't even inbounding the ball yet. 2. It also is 'jealousy'. Players are pissed because the public is paying attention to Caitlin Clark. She's built a bigger following in 11 games than the WNBA ever had in 25 years. There may have been better basketball players in the league before (maybe now too), but the league has never had a super star until now. They're taking that out on Caitin Clark.

[@bethschunk5063]

Superstar have you read A'ja Wilsons resume. Google her Championships & MVPs,

[@farharbor3178]

@@bethschunk5063 “google her”. Exactly my point my guy.

[@carlton1065]

It's funny how they cut it off after she says me and not play the entire entire quote.

[@rustinpeace9303]

So what. she said me and the other players same context doesn't change it Nobody's watching the WNBA because of the other players just look 30 years of their ratings people are watching because of Clark bottom line

[@THEMASTER26]

​@@rustinpeace9303 💯

[@Bman32x]

The rest of her comment doesn’t change or fix context that Reese sounds jealous, petty and immature. All her success and accolades don’t mean anything if she’s not the star. She’s one of those people that’s all for the cause and the come up so long as her face is the one in the spotlight.

[@k.t.watkins5706]

@@rustinpeace9303that’s a huge difference “me and other players”. 100% different. Are you dense? Why are people watching Chicago sky when Clark isn’t playing then ? The attendance is up across the board - you’re attesting that all to Clark ? Lmfao

[@MsChrishanson]

@@k.t.watkins5706watch the Pat Mcafee clip. Chicago attendance is up like 10% over last year. Fever’s is up like 1200%. CC’s crowd totals are double of Reese’s. Get over it.

[@dretseljohnson5166]

Competition at its best I love it. Everybody has their own reasons for tuning in. The last 3 years that I've been tuning in to watch the WNBA it's because of the Las Vegas Aces and A'ja Wilson who in my opinion is the best player in the WNBA and it's not even close whoever the 2nd best player it's miles apart. I do think they are going to get that 3-PEAT 🏆🏆🏆. I was watching this league and I have the package for both the WNBA and the NBA before Caitlin Clark and Angela Reese came to this League. But everybody has their own reasons and it's got to be respected. It's a rough League No doubt from hard fouls to scratching and clawing and jawing. These women aren't going to apologize they aren't going to lift you up off the floor if they knock you down you're lucky if you get a handshake 🤝 a lot of these women are tough like bulldogs and some are even junkyard dogs it ain't no game here you get no love. It's not a black thing or a white thing it's a league thing and that's why this is the hardest women's basketball league in the world bar none.

[@Magnus055]

Kim mulkey ought to get an award for putting up with drama queen Karen dark angel at lsu. 😅

[@bobbytaylor6946]

It's really about Clark because of her playing style mostly the logo 3's, it just happened that she ended up playing LSU in the championship and this year it was about Clark and South Carolina

[@myselfmyself3872]

Isn’t this just basketball becoming more popular for women? We’re talking about it? Aren’t we? Men just have an opinion because …for some reason… the media or women are trying to blame men, somehow?!? What? Come on now.

[@cincyborn]

They are still trying to squeeze everything they can from Tiger, spot on

[@dakotaflowers0]

I just think about what if chennedy hit CC at the exact arithmic beat of the heart and cause a damar Hamlin situation and CC goes into a cardiac episode. Then what? If every rookie was getting targeted like this, as blatantly, as frequent as CC is, then I wouldn't be so bent out of shape. But these women are disgusting in their behavior. Both on and off the court. Piss poor attitudes.

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

That’s the jealous bitches plan. If they hurt Catlin they won’t have to continue getting shamed by her.

[@rohanlawrence]

Im afro-Caribbean & melanated. Sometimes you can't avoid an inherent Racial bias...Dan Patrick may be showing that inherent Bias. T.Charles, C.Parker, D.Taurasi, S. Ionescu, Griner, C.Clark, B.Stewart....WNBA grows in popularity with EACH No.1 pick..it's not a Race factor in the Fame surrounding Clark..its a TALENT factor. She's Good enough. There is a toxic jealousy that can easily be mutated into Race-baiting if media reps are not more careful. The players abusing their privileges on the Court by focusing their jealousy into Rough, Physical Contact with Caitlin Clark need to be held Accountable. They don't even see the issue they're creating by forcing fans to discuss IF they're actually Envious of Clark's No.1 status ...or the combined white ethnicity she brought with her, like so many No. 1 greats before Her, who were not roughed up on the Court in that way.

[@Hawnconservative83]

Um for her maybe but Clark was already getting 4-5 million viewers to her college games so I think people were already think America was watching before she came along. She might have brought in more people but many of those people are not the everyday viewers, they are the ones that will watch the big games that are when they play each other or only post comments on social media having never watched the game having picked a side due to race…becoming one of her social media followers for her wanting to see what she is wearing, doing, watch her dancing tic toc videos, etc. they are not watching her play basketball every game or coming to her games…which is why her games are not sold out and get only 100,000 viewers.

[@parvelpierre6890]

Not a bad take, hope both of them and Camila cardosa get better it'll be good for the league

[@Hawnconservative83]

@@parvelpierre6890 I can see Camilla becoming one of the top Centers in the league…she was trained by Dawn so there is no way that she won’t be….what worries me is that Angel seems to be trying to create more drama and controversy off the court instead of working on her game to get better so people can focus on her game. Wanting this rivalry between her and Clark…wanting to be the villain but the problem with that is going by history the villain never ends up getting loved by the public so they don’t get the endorsements or ends up on the All star teams or the Olympic team…she needs to think long and hard before she goes down that route… It might be great for short term gain but long term it could potentially hurt her career and future endeavors…if she wants to be known for her business savvy and her game it would be better for her to work on getting better on her game instead of trying to keep this controversy going…

[@Mo.life..]

Well said Dan!

[@TheStockMan2019]

America will never get over the race debate. Caitlin has brought millions to watch women’s basketball. Angel has done the same. With the majority of America being white of course Caitlin will bring more however Angel is bringing eyeballs from the black community as well. Clark is a special player shooting 3’s from half court and her passing vision is off the charts. Angel is a special talent as well. Her rebounding skills are off the charts and she can score. America just loves the narrative of white vs black. It’s nothing new. Bird vs Magic. Larry Holmes vs George Clooney both are record setting sporting events. One day I hope that we as Americans realize we all bleed 🩸 the same color red which represents Love.

[@ChristiaanHartNibbrig]

The great Dan Patrick remains the gold-standard of sports broadcasting. Leave it to Dan Patrick to break down the issue, and make the essential point. Note to Angel Reese: This longtime basketball fan has tuned into the WNBA because of Caitlin Clark, the all-time scoring leader in college basketball, men AND women. I was sickened by the cheap shot by Chennady Carter, and by Reese's celebrating it. Shout out to Dan Patrick's great producer: Paulie Pabst. Like DP, Paulie is the very best in the business.

[@Jbird-sx4zk]

I agree, just watch the game and let her play. It's ok to be a little tough on her I think for the older women, but the dirty plays not ok. It feels there is a little more of that towards her, a lack of respect for her. I agree, her teammates need to stand up for her. It seems like a weak coach and teammates, maybe because they are so bad, they not really standing up for their teammate.

[@trongriffinproductions7159]

The dumbest thing Dan Patrick has ever said. Caitlin Clark has 2.4 million Instagram followers while Angel Reese has 3.3 million Instagram followers. 900k more people are following Angel than Caitlin because she has a huge fan base. When was the last time the star player on the college women's national championship team was not popular? We knew about Candace Parker, Britney Griner, Maya More, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi before Caitlin Clark was playing college ball. As for ratings, he WNBA ratings was up 23% last year.

[@benitofranklyn4237]

The reason they hate on CC, other than her complexion, is that she reveals that you can make money as a woman baller and that there is no deliberate effort by men to not watch the games out of spite. But since the goal of the organization is not to make money, but to push a certain agenda, they can't have the truth come out.

[@stephenstapleton1324]

Usually People that BRING MILLIONS OF NEW FANS TO THEIR SPORT are applauded Not punished

[@glennmejorada7395]

the ball was not in play. the area around them was clear. chennely approached CC muttering the "B" word. bumped hard into an unexpecting player, unprovoked. yes, it was assault.

[@kevingabriel9676]

Cheap shot? Yes Dead ball foul and dirty? Yes Assault? No

[@glennmejorada7395]

@@kevingabriel9676 if it was just the shoving, i would think it was just a mere dead ball foul. but she was muttering the "B" word while approaching the unsuspecting other player. it was an assault. there was malice and clear intent to cause harm.

[@dvandal674]

IMO, the issue with Reese’s foul vs. Clark’s is that Reese was called appropriately in the game. Clark had to get upgraded well after the game was over by the upper office. this is why it’s also getting so much more attention. had it been called a flagrant as it happened, the media machine wouldn’t be spinning as much.

[@VIPPoolsandSpas]

I didnt even know womens Basketball has been around that long. Didn't even watch womens Bball until Clark came along. She talks and acts like a professional.

[@itsvictoroyedeji]

Dear Mr Patrick … I honestly started watching because of Angel Reese. Why? She’s unapologetic on who she is, and is a CHAMPION! But you don’t ask enough people who look like me, so you wouldn’t know. Both things can be true: People who look like you are watching because Caitlin Clark and People who look like me are watching because of Angel Reese. And there are fans who watch because of Cameron Brink, and so on! The percentage of people who watch are different too … depending on the demographic. For example, if you go to more white areas, they may watch because of Caitlin. But if you go to more Black areas, they are watching because of Angel Reese. However - and this is IMPORTANT …. since there are more white-owned mainstream media platforms AND more white people in America overall, the overall viewership scale tips towards Caitlin. Those are facts! But to say people don’t watch because of Angel Reese is just plain incorrect. Once again, you may want to ask more people who look like me (especially BLACK WOMEN who are new viewers) who they watch the WNBA for. Or maybe Black women just aren’t important to you.

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

I never heard of Gabby Marshal until I saw a video of her and Catlin playing on the same team. I don’t care if she is white or black she is a hell of a good player. She sure could make a lot of 3 point shots. If I had heard of her when she was playing I would have considered her to be my favorite player.

[@parvelpierre6890]

Thank you and well said, underrated comment 👏

[@bobbytaylor6946]

They better hope she doesn't get hurt

[@clintlewis8122]

Reese can't shoot a lick. She shoots and misses, gets the rebound, shoots, and misses, gets the rebound...etc. STAT PADDING EXTRORDINAIRE. 😡

[@homecastcash9002]

THE REASONS PEOPLE WATCHING WNBA NOW A DAYS BECAUSE OF CAITLIN CLARK, PERIOD!!! I include myself for that, even Famous Singer Like Tim McGraw & Faith Hill said they are watching WNBA now bcuz of Caitlin Clark, NOT Angel Reese!

[@jayelee7112]

Not people , the reason White people are watching

[@derrickluv4002]

Tim and Faith wow , two hill billy caucasians 😂 who doesn't have one single African American friend between the both of them smh. Like really why would faith and Tim be watching some AA girl 😂? Way to make a point , epic fail and they say that you folks IQs are high , seriously doubt that smh.

[@k.t.watkins5706]

What WNBA stars have been invited to the Met Gala? I guess we are saying Clark is the reason for that / not the fact that angel reece is super popular - Batman needed a joker

[@ftrentfields78]

All Caitlin does is basketball, Reese has basketball, she models, and she’s part owner of a soccer team 👀

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

And ironically people are noticing Clark now because of Angel Reese The manufactured culture war between the two is what’s behind many people tuning in

[@talonkarrde2578]

The Washington/Chicago game has been moved to the Wizards arena due to surging ticket sales. I guess the villain role is working.

[@rm8281]

Reese wants us to believe that it's like Bird and Magic. Yet arenas only fill when Clark is in town.

[@delenemeyer5560]

The fan attendance for each player and their team says it all.

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

The 'new' people getting a taste of those petty, jealous and mediocre women missing layups for a couple hours are turning right back around too.

[@JimHerbert-il9mp]

My primary concern is the safety of the players and the integrity of the game. I was outraged when Angel Reese got violently floored, but at least the person who fouled her got ejected. A suspension would also have been appropriate. You don't stop people like Draymond Green by slapping them on the wrist. The penalties must be sufficient to deter the actions. If the WNBA does not enforce the rules of their game, they make a mockery of it.

[@parvelpierre6890]

Yeah but the physical does flare things up though however player safety is important especially CC, Angel Reese, Camila Cardosa, A'ja wilson, the NY liberty & LA sparks squads

[@davidmooney6733]

I watch because of Caitlin not the internet Queen

[@oldarn590]

Caitlin Clark is marketable because of who she is...by whatever metric you want...the majority of the WNBA are not.

[@Bman32x]

Leave it to Dan Patrick to be the only one who properly points out the good, bad and ugly. He’s the only one who gets it without the desperate need to also make headlines with his take.

[@George-yz2ng]

We know about Angel Reese because of CC just like we know about the Penguin and the Joker because of Batman. CC is Batman w/ Bruce Lee shoes.

[@Mara8591-f4t]

No, it was not just a 'hard foul', it was a targeted blindside knockdown away from the ball. The ball was not even in play. It was a personal attack, tell it how it is. Yes the commissioner should be the person doing something about it. There should be a multi game suspension and fines for Chenedy's verbal and physical attack on CC, and one game ejection for the Reese hard foul. Neither should be happening. Most people don't want to watch this physical vendetta BS in women's sports. Be civilized, women are supposed to have less testosterone. Call for T levels and anabolic steroid testing in the W. May be why some women are getting an edge, and raging. Women's BB is not supposed to be men's BB, or a contact sport, where is following rules, the family friendly and civility part of the game? If the WNBA has always been like this, no wonder it got little attention- I predict, if this continues, the attention will fade away again.

[@TIMKOREN-hw8lr]

Personally, I think Carter should have been legally charged with assault.

[@PiyachonYuenyongHYDE]

Reese said she like to be a bad guy but when people start to criticize her, she cry and play a victim card.

[@marceybull]

Player clotheslined, Angel Reese was ejected from the game. And she was a star player too …

[@marjcameron312]

Exactly. I only watch sports because of my individual favourite players.

[@chameliosalamander8029]

Angel reese is 2nd in scoring out of the rookie class behind cc, Angel reese leads the league in offense of boards she broke records in WNBA as well. They are both leading in their position in which they are paid to do

[@parvelpierre6890]

That a good thing

[@brucee4634]

I think in some degree the veterans are wanting to show that they can play too and perhaps shut down Clark or Reese. They all see Clark getting 30 plus million from sponsors while they may be working for 100k per year. Reese is in the same rookie class that was getting paid millions in college. I am sure there is some resentment from the women that never had a chance to make millions in college. Some of these veteran women are the best women basketball players in the world and may not make 30 million in their career and their window is closing. If this girl is worth 30 mil and I go out and shut her down and have a better game than her, how much am I worth? That's part of the target that is on Caitlin's back and Angel to some extent thru no fault of their own.

[@parvelpierre6890]

You Kinda based here

[@serge6885]

Speak for yourself. You are noticing The Game Now because of CC. I've been watching the WNBA for A'ja Wilson for 4 years. It's not against CC. Everyone watch the game for a reason. People also watch the game because of Breanna Stewart. She's a hell of player by the way.

[@JohnErnst-jc4tl]

Another hater are you racist to.

[@parvelpierre6890]

Yeah, A'ji is 🦾

[@tbyas4406]

I beg the differ, I am a southerner and I was following Angel Reese and it was her who told her fans to follow Caitlin, because I didn’t know who she was.

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

Does Dan Patrick hear himself when he talks for 10 minutes? Caitlin Clark's celebrity is only reaching the levels that it is because of Angel Reese and other WNBA players. Everyone knows the role that Magic and Larry had in the resurgence of the NBA in the 1980s. It was not one person, it was both of them, plus Dr J, working off each other. If Caitlin Clark did not have the issues with Angel Reese and others, very few people would still care about the WNBA. Patrick mentioning golf is absurd, that's an individual sport. Mentioning Gretzky going to the LA Kings is absurd, he was already one of the top two players in NHL history. Messi was already an all-time great, and soccer is one of the most watched sports in the world. These are weak comparisons by a dude who has to make things up about this, since Clark is not one of the five best players in the WNBA. The best part is when one of the guys says, "Welcome to life as a woman" [4:15], he is right but Patrick does not really want to accept it. The league was picking up steam, and having this rookie class without the Great Savior factor would have been better for the league. Because interest from guys will fade before this WNBA season is over. Few guys will return after the Olympic break since the NFL preseason will already have started. It's fine to be annoyed at the gatekeepers, but then don't start telling the league or players what they should do about Clark. Guys do like the mindset, "Don't stop me from telling you what to do!" Like "What her teammates need to do... And the commissioner of the WNBA has got to..." [5:00], 40 seconds after complaining about the gatekeepers, while wagging his finger. Does he know what his entire thought is? After the hit by Alyssa Thomas on Angel Reese, Reese said that she was fine with the play. But Patrick has to weigh in, and talk about "injury waiting to happen when she fell". [5:30] Does he think Reese is made of porcelain? Clark had a great flop when Reese knocked her down with about 3 min left of the Fever-Sky game. But go ahead and lie about whether "Reese is jealous of Caitlin Clark" [6:30] because Patrick has mindreading abilities into Reese's psyche. "She thinks she's the reason why this is all happening" Can a person's words be more misconstrued? Well, yes, what Diana Taurasi said to SVP was pretty twisted by tons of guys commenting on it. But of course, guys know when a woman is jealous... Reese didn't say this happened because of her, she said it happened because of their game. But Patrick has the omniscience to know that Clark was "going to get eyeballs". But seriously, why is her style of play so exciting? Most guys have been asking for the net to be lowered so more women can dunk. And yes, we're fixated with Steph, and Clark is the female Steph, except Ionescu is also like that. If Clark had gone to one of the bigger college programs like South Carolina, Stanford, or UConn, we would probably be talking about her a lot less, because she doesn't have the athleticism of Michael, the strength of LeBron, or the size of Wemby. She's Curry coming out of Davidson, who needed 5 years before becoming an All Star. And she's still at collegiate level strength, not WNBA level. Just look at how she crumpled to the floor from the screen Breanna Stewart set. Last year's MVP. Clark has captured the imagination because of the story around her, which includes the villains like Reese. Otherwise, we'd be yawning. And yes, "now, everybody wants to have an opinion on this" [7:20], like Patrick who "clutters, muddies up everything the women have tried to do". Does he have the self-awareness to realize that he is part of the problem he is describing? "It was personal with her" [8:30] more of Patrick's mindreading as he has an opinion on this and muddies up everything. And he's telling on himself, he wants a rivalry. Yet he's diminishing Reese's role in the role, when they've both only been in the league for a month.

[@parvelpierre6890]

🔥 but I got to say I might have skimmed through this whole thing 😂

[@parvelpierre6890]

Alright I read it all 😂😂😂good stuff

[@Ro6ns]

I think the difference between CC’s hard foul and Angels was that they called it a flagrant 2 for A immediately and only after the game they call CC a Flagrant 1 which is crazy lmaoo