Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
WNBA Champion Nataha Cloud He pointed to the new sport fans who criticized the faults committed against Caitlin Clark last season.
During an interview about the “Pivot Podcast” with Ryan Clark, Cloud intervened in the debate that shook the WNBA last year when several illegal successes against Clark caused the outrage of many of their fans.
Cloud, who said he lost a tooth of a blow before his career, insisted that the outrage in the name of Clark was rooted in “racism.”
Click here for more sports coverage at Foxnews.com
Natasha Cloud of the Phoenix Mercury during a game against Indiana Fover on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. (Barry Gossage/NBAE through Getty Images)
“It’s just a part of the game. There was no focus, there was nothing. That narrative that was turned into, Oh, veterinarians hate rookies. Novates hate veterinarians. Veterinarians go after certain players, ‘They are all bulls —. If I will only be frank, they are all the Bulls —-. What is racism,” the cloud said.
Within the impact of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese on male basketball
Clark took an infamous illegal hip check from Chicago striker Sky Chennedy Carter on June 1. The archirrival of his partner Sky and Clark’s archirival, Angel Reese, hit Clark on the head with his assembly while trying to block a pass for a game on June 16. On August 31, another Sky player, Diamond Deshields, sent Clark flying along the floor by an unpleasant who was later improved to Flagrant.
In Clark’s first playoff game against the Connecticut Sun on September 22, Sun Dijonai Carrington gave Clark a purple eye when putting it with his nails.
The Indiana fever guard, Caitlin Clark, reacts to a foul in the first quarter during game 1 of the first round of the WNBA of the WNBA of 2024 in Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on September 22, 2024. (Mark Smith/Imagn images)
“It is exploited in ‘Oh, go after Caitlin Clark’. But no, we are only playing one of the best players in this league in the way any other better franchise player has played,” said Cloud.
Previously in the interview, Cloud addressed the increase in WNBA fans and suggested that their interest was not rooted in the Fandom.
How Caitlin Clark fought through cultural wars on the way to the historic 2024
“The madness that came with the new Fandom was rooted in something more than Fandom, and I think that was very evident in all areas,” said Cloud. “In many ways, it has not been about basketball.”
Cloud is not the first WNBA player or former player in suggesting that some of Clark’s followers are racist.
Caitlin Clark (22) by Indiana Fover and Angel Reese (5) from the sky of Chicago during a game on June 1, 2024 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE through Getty Images)
Reese said in the first episode of his podcast “there is a lot of racism when it comes to him” regarding the motivation of Clark fans. WNBA legend Sue Bird laughed In this group in their podcast in November, affirm that some of them are not even Clark fans, but they are simply “acting” as fans while “they push racist agendas and push hate.”
Click here to get the Fox News application
However, not all prominent female basketball players are so derogatory of the controversial fans that Clark has brought to sport.
The USC female basketball star, Juju Watkins, which has the opportunity to break the Clark NCAA score record, previously He told Fox News Digital She welcomes all fans that Clark has brought to sport and hopes that they can even support Watkins.
The USC female basketball player, Juju Watkins, before a recent game at Cal St. Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on December 21, 2023. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times through Getty Images)
“Many new fans in sport can sometimes be, not necessarily challenging, but can give it a little headache.
“We would like it to be positive, but it will not always be the case. So, while we continue to increase the numbers and the audience, I think that is all we can ask.”
When asked if he wants the controversial new sport fans to animate her, Watkins replied: “Oh, yes. I love followers and also love those who hate.
“I think it’s just a part of the game. There are so many sides. So, it is the nature of the game, and there will always be negative and positive aspects.”
Follow Fox News Digital’s Sports coverage in xand subscribe to The Fox News Sports Huddle Bulletin.
