Celebrated Rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Respond to Fan Criticism of Seasoned WNBA Players
glamour.commade history during her last Indiana Fever game—but her competitors didn't make it easy for her.While Indiana Fever lost to the Los Angeles Sparks on May 28, Clark played her best game of the season so far, scoring 30 points and racking up five rebounds, six assists, three steals, and three blocks.
According to , she's the first rookie to score at least 30 points and have five rebounds, five assists, three steals, and three blocks in a game.
She's one of only four players in the entire WNBA to achieve those stats in a game—one of whom being her so-called nemesis Diana Taurasi.There has been a lot of discourse surrounding seasoned WNBA players' treatment of rookies like Clark and Angel Reese, who are responsible for the for the league.
While players like Taurasi have faced backlash for certain made about the new players, some fans are with some of the more seasoned players are going at them on the court as well.One Sparks player even for aggressively guarding Clarke between free-throws. “LMAO Caitlin Clark only player in league to get this treatment and she a rookie,” one fan responded to the moment on .This content can also be viewed on the site it from.When it comes to the physical game, Caitlin Clark doesn't appear too bothered about the “physical” attention she's receiving on the court, though she definitely notices—and doesn't seem to think she's receiving equal treatment from some of the officials, which is an entirely different issue. “I think everybody's physical with me," Clark said during a recent . “You know, they get away with things [that] probably, other people don't get away with.”Even so, Clark said she “absolutely” expected the fierce competition heading into the league. "It's tough but that's just the.
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