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Caitlin Clark<\/a> has finally broken her silence on the punch to the throat by Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas.<\/p>\n

While speaking to the media on Friday morning, Clark opened her lengthy five-minute statement by saying, “First of all, I know what you\u2019re going to ask, and I did think it was a flagrant foul. Our reffing just needs to be better.” Clark then gave the officials some grace stating that “it\u2019s one of the hardest jobs in the world.”<\/p>\n

The conversation about protecting players, specifically, has been a heavily debated topic and to that Clark said, “The league has to do better protecting our players.”<\/p>\n

To the specific foul from Thomas, Clark made a definitive statement. “I don\u2019t think it was up for debate\u2026 You can go back and watch the clip. I think it was straight forward.”<\/p>\n

LISA LESLIE SAYS WNBA OFFICIALS ‘GOT TO DO BETTER’ AFTER ALYSSA THOMAS SHOVED FIST INTO CAITLIN CLARK’S THROAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This response could be seen as a subtle jab at Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts and ESPN\u2019s Chiney Ogwumike. Ogwumike claimed, “When narratives are created based off of a freeze-frame<\/a>, that can create a huge problem. The league was reacting to the optics of that image.” Tibbetts claimed something similar when he spoke to the media<\/a>. “The goal is to clean up our game, but I do think it\u2019s important not to rely on social media screenshots. This is a slippery slope.”<\/p>\n

Another aspect in the aftermath of Thomas\u2019 flagrant foul<\/a> and weak suspension in my opinion, was how Thomas has played the victim. She has claimed death threats have been hurled her way, Fever head coach Stephanie White has denounced the “hate,” and WNBA media<\/a> has been crying nonstop with inflammatory claims that Fever\/Clark fans are spewing racism and division.<\/p>\n

To this, Clark stated, “The harassment and the hate. None of that is ok.”<\/p>\n

The WNBA\u2019s biggest superstar also stated how difficult it\u2019s been to handle all of the controversy over her first three seasons in the league. “I\u2019m not a robot. I have emotions. I have feelings\u2026 I\u2019m 24 years old trying to navigate a lot\u2026 There are times where it\u2019s hard.”<\/p>\n

Clark then spoke about how this conversation going on for over a week is a “disservice” to her team, her opponents, and the other “talented” players in the W. She wrapped up this point by stating, “It\u2019s all of our jobs to help refocus the narratives.”<\/p>\n

WNBA COMMISSIONER CATHY ENGELBERT CONDEMNS ‘HATE’ AGAINST ALYSSA THOMAS WHILE CAITLIN CLARK STAYS EXPOSED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

There has undoubtedly been countless conversations about how the Indiana Fever<\/a> has handled protecting their star. Fans have grilled General Manager\/Chief Operating Officer Amber Cox to head coach Stephanie White for a perceived lack of support for what Clark has been subjected to this season, and since she joined the league. To that, Clark made it clear that she feels supported:<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m thankful to be here in an organization to has my back and will always stand up for me.”<\/p>\n

The storylines have been all over the place when it comes to sports media. While Clark has been adamant about staying off social media as much as possible, she expressed frustration with an article from The Athletic.<\/p>\n

“The headline read like, \u2018This Season Has Been Everything But Fun, Full of Frustration for Clark and the Fever.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, ‘No one ever asked me that.’ That\u2019s wrong!”<\/p>\n

The title of that article is “Why aren\u2019t we having fun yet? This season\u2019s Caitlin Clark experience just isn\u2019t enjoyable,” where writer Candace Buckner makes definitive claims about Clark and her fan base. “Today, her team, which has championship aspirations, is a meh 10-8. Her base rallies around one thing: not the times when Clark builds on her league record of 20-point and 10-assist games, but when their communal claws come out against the WNBA. Her league stays in constant reactive mode, accused of failing to protect its star of stars. Her coach, Stephanie White, spends as much time serving as Clark\u2019s personal injury lawyer (and a convincing one, at that), as she does drawing up X\u2019s and O\u2019s.<\/i><\/p>\n

And guess who\u2019s having the least fun of all? Caitlin Clark.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Clark ended her statement on a positive note , imploring everyone to “get back to a lot more smiling and positivity. I think our world could use a lot of that.”<\/p>\n

Clark also made it clear before she opened it up for questions that she would still be sidelined for Sunday\u2019s game against A\u2019ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/caitlin-clark-breaks-week-long-silence-punched-throat-alyssa-thomas <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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