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Caitlin Clark is facing criticism after the WNBA star made pointed statements regarding media narratives amid the negativity she and her fellow athletes face.
The Indiana Fever guard, 24, has “room for a little bit more accountability” when it comes to online scrutiny against female players in the league, Monica McNutt said during the network’s live broadcast on Sunday, July 26, per People .
“This is what I will say: Caitlin Clark is 24, she is a shining star in the galaxy of the WNBA, but I do think that as she continues to matriculate through this league, there’s room for a little bit more accountability and self awareness in terms of her role in the larger sisterhood, if she sees it that way, in the WNBA,” McNutt continued during the ESPN broadcast.
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McNutt’s comments come on the heels of Clark, 24, speaking with journalist Malika Andrews in an interview during WNBA All-Star Weekend, in which she admitted, “I think there’s like a false characterization of who I am sometimes.”
“It’s not always based in reality. I feel like media and journalism have a responsibility to tell the stories,” Clark explained. “A lot of the times, you guys are the ones controlling the narratives of what people read and what people talk about.”
“A lot of that is sometimes so far out of touch with what is reality,” she added. “That can be confusing to somebody that’s 24 and trying to navigate life and trying to help her team win a championship.”
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Clark previously defended fellow basketball star Alyssa Thomas after the Phoenix Mercury star committed a Flagrant 2 foul on Clark on June 24, which, per People , resulted in Thomas, 34, receiving death threats.
“As I’ve stood here and said before, the harassment, the hate, none of that is okay,” Clark said, according to Just Women’s Sports . “I don’t want anyone to ever experience that.”
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced on Sunday that the league is “leveraging technology, strengthening our policies, taking action to combat online hate, harassment and threats,” People reported.
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