Kate Martiп Criticizes Sheryl Swoopes Over Commeпts oп Caitliп Clark
Kate Martin shocked the community when she said Sheryl Swoopes was looking for attention after Swoopes called Caitlin Clark a “bully” and insisted she didn’t actually break the NCAA scoring record in a hateful statement.
Houston Comets legend Sheryl Swoopes has been the target of backlash due to her previous comments about Caitlin Clark. Although the controversy had died down, Swoopes is back with another strong take on the Indiana Fever guard.
The latest controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark involves a previous game in which Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese tried to block her shot from behind but hit her on the head instead.
After a review by the referees, the foul was upgraded to flagrant. During a recent episode of “Gil’s Arena,” former NBA star Gilbert Arenas said Reese has embraced her role as a “bully,” but WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes, a guest on the show, quickly dismissed that notion.
She not only disagreed with his statement but also claimed that Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was the true bully.
“[Reese is] not a bully… If you want to talk about bullies, we can talk about every time Caitlin has the ball she pushes off,” Swoopes said. “I’m just saying.” WNBA fans weren’t happy with Sheryl Swoopes for her comments regarding Caitlin Clark earlier this year.
While approaching the NCAA Division I women’s basketball career scoring record, Swoopes incorrectly stated Clark was in her fifth season with the Hawkeyes, compared to Kelsey Plum, who achieved the record in four seasons.
“If Kelsey Plum set that record in four years, well, Caitlin should’ve broken that record in four years,” Swoopes said on Gilbert Arenas’s show. “But because there’s a COVID year, and then there’s another year, you know what I mean? So she’s already had an extra year to break that record. So, is it truly a broken record?
I don’t know. I don’t think so. But yeah, that’ll go in the record books. And, I don’t think it should be.”
Swoopes also said Clark takes “40 shots a game.” She eventually walked back her comments and stated she “made a mistake” with what she said.
Swoopes shared how she reached out to Clark through an intermediary, LSU star Angel Reese. “A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to (Reese) and had a really good conversation with Angel over the phone and sent a message to Caitlin.
She responded. She and I went back and forth,” Swoopes said during the broadcast. “I won’t share what she said, I’ll leave that to her if she wants to share. But I will say, what I said to her was, ‘I made a mistake in saying it was your fifth year when it is your fourth.”
“I have nothing but respect for what she has done for the game. If she wants to share what her response was and how that conversation went, I’ll leave that to her. But it was a really good conversation.” The rivalry between Reese and Clark will reach even greater heights as the two of them are set to face off at least two more times in 2024 during the regular season.
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