Fan-favorite broadcaster Charles Barkley will be squarely positioned on the facet of these closely supporting rising WNBA star Caitlin Clark.
The Indiana Fever rookie has cemented her place among the many league’s stars and is properly on her method to being the face of the WNBA if she hasn’t already reached that degree. Nonetheless, Clark’s immense reputation since starring for the Iowa Hawkeyes has include an equal quantity of scrutiny and criticism. In Barkley’s eyes, that criticism from the media, fellow gamers and everybody in between is a mistake and the results of jealousy.
Throughout a current interview on The Ringer’s The Invoice Simmons Podcast, Barkley unloaded a NSFW analysis of the damaging narratives directed at Clark.
“These women, and I am a WNBA fan, they cannot have f***ed this Caitlin Clark factor up any worse in the event that they tried,” Barkley mentioned. “Folks imagine what we are saying on tv. Simply because folks do not such as you or your persona, they can not get on TV and slander you. It is simply complete bulls***.”
“This lady is unbelievable. The variety of consideration, eyeballs, she’s introduced to school and the professionals, and for these ladies to have this petty jealousness. You say to your self, ‘rattling, what’s going on right here?'”
Barkley went on to reward Clark for not responding to the negativity and criticism at any level all through her collegiate or professional profession.
“And the factor I really like about her, she by no means says a phrase. However these women, who I really like and respect their recreation, they could not have f***ed this factor up any worse. There’s been a lot negativity and a variety of it’s simply petty jealousness.”
