Caitlin Clark speaks on first game in the WNBA: It was physical! | WNBA on ESPN
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- Caitlin Clark addresses the media following her 20-point performance in her professional basketball debut.
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They could never make me hate Caitlin, every single great player makes this transition, she’s doing more than great. & she’s gonna learn from her mistakes💛🖤22fl
That is what Diana was saying about but Caitlin fans called her a hater. She is playing bigger and stronger WOMEN. These women play DEFENSE and the game is FASTER. She will be fine but she better be ready at all times.
Diana is a man and she doesn’t know anything about women basketball
Bc that’s yall great Whyte hype just like anyone Whyte who fights to beat blk players yall rally behind race.
She’s a bust
Bruh nobody wants to make you hate Clark. What enemies are you making up in your head lol
10 turn overs 😂😂😂is crazy
FIRST game at a new level of competition and still scored 20. We gotta stop relishing in being hyper critical of women dawg. Let her rock frfr
Coach making them force it down low while also a slow tempo with the suns defense was a disaster. Caitlyn’s right she’s got things to improve on which is normal for a rookie
@@julianh.5372okay this isn’t a gender thing though. 10 turnovers is a lot. Could be nerves but one can call something out and it’s not gender related or mean
@Matthew
Next time start with something positive. She led her team in scoring at 20 points, which also tied a game-high by any player!
Yeah terrible game with terrible team mates and coach and still dropped 20. Imagine when she’s on
Still better than Dlo in the playoffs.
Preach
She better than him as a basketball player I rather have Caitlin Clark on my team than D'Angelo Russell
😂😂😂 yall wrong for this
she won't make the playoffs.
Bro she got 10 turnovers 💀
Takes time. Shes doing great.
Naw,10 turnovers is pretty terrible
Actually, she had 20 points (shooting 5-for-15 from the field which is around 33%), 3 assists, 2 steals, and 10 turnovers. Overall, her BPM was -13. So if you knew basketball, you would know that is pretty bad.
Ok but when you have a target on your back you can have all the time in the world and it still doesn't matter
Stop it, her hype is over!! No one will speak her name in two months 😂
Give a little time..With her brains and competiveness, she's gonna rock it...All the greats do..
Bust calling it now 😢
@@population-_-420 bust ?? First games in the nba for kobe -ZERO, STEPH -16, MJ-14. YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
@@population-_-420 This comment will be fun to come back to and goof on.
Everyone has brains of the germination not just her. She’s already making excuses typical Iowa caucuses
@jordanmichaelg Caitlin Clark first game-20 ,steph curry-16, MJ-14,KOBE-ZERO,....WHAT!!?? IM WAITING
She did great as a rookie. Just her Ist game. Dont be so judgemental. Give her time even Steph got his game like 3 to 4 th season as a rookie.
It’s the fans who hyped up this rookie saying she’s better than coury
You gotta understand she’s playing against grown women who are better then cc
The media and fake fans Said she will dominate, YOU ALL made this spotlight on her. Now she cant compete YOU All want that takin away and let her grow.. LMAO YOU Fake fans are clowns.
For one Boston needs the ball more and they all need to play defense
Boston didn’t play well I don’t think she need play more
@@deucex2tatum667did you watch the game she didn't have the ball mutch🤣
Clark plays for Indiana....
Boston ha ha she can barely move
20 pts. for The Rookie whom every WNBA team wants to foul out and beat real bad is NOT BAD. Clark can only get better from here, and she will not be denied. It's the coaches and the team around her that need to get a winning mindset and play better. Let's go, Fever! #RookieMVP
Bruh just stop, you never cheered for the Fever a day on your life lol You never even heard of the team before you heard of Caitlin Clark 🤡
@@str8rippi So? You're being an incel about Clark. Grow up.
@@str8rippiimagine gatekeeping the WNBA lmao
@@LinkRockswomp womp simp 😂
She has a lazy handle from lack of focus she doesn't like to be touched her body language is the worse and she had 10 turnovers
I don’t understand why so many people want her to fail. Well I do know why but can’t say it out loud ofcourse!
Because she's a dude?
In the 3 games (2 pre, one regula) I watched, all 3 teams' entire focus was shutting CC down, which leads to lower scoring, turnovers, etc. People are missing the forest, teams build their entire game around defending CC which is just more acknowledgement of her ability.
Exactly. Most of the hate is coming from blk folks. Bunch of miserable people casting their misery on a young woman who just played her 1st game in the pros. Smh.
The Hate is real, so many want her to fail. She will be good tho. HAVING TO ADJUST RIGHT AWAY ONLY ONE MONTH OUT OF COLLEGE AIN'T EASY.
"So many" are only bigoted, jealous, black people. They want their welfare league back.
Hate is everywhere lol
Shut up, no one cares
@@grant1739yep it won't go away but she will adjust
People that want her to fail are sick, toxic and cold hearted losers
Eventually, she will break through the initial phase and dominate the competition! Give her like 5-10 games.
I think she did well tbh. She went up against a good team with great defense, 10 TO's can be fixed. Looking forward to her career.
Your awesome Clark. Thanks for everything.
#BuildUPWNBA
Next week she gonna be legend espn chillout
Facts
WNBA needs Clark, dont understand why so many players are against her, jealous i guess. The officals were terrible its seems as if they wanted to see Clark get push around and basically beat up. I would have 10 turn overs too if i got roughed up like she did every time she touched the ball or got near the ball.
Caitlin looking tore up.. they was on her azz
racist much?
@@RadicalNoahhow was that racist
@@RadicalNoah that doesn’t make sense how is this comment racist in anyway?
@@RadicalNoahso?! 😂
She just played a game, unlike you who just ate a bag of cheetos.
Angel reese had a great first two games
Facts
Angel is THAT GIRL! She's the real deal without all of the hype.
💯 %
It’s crazy how her fans where all hyping her up saying she’s gonna come in and run the league and now it’s” she’s a rookie, it’s her first game let her adjust”
People fail to realize, until times like now, that the differences between the levels of competition are insane! I respect her and think she was a great college shooter. But, she’s not playing the same game the pros are out there! They’re super quick!
Get used to it. Pro basketball is gonna be physical
Thanks Captain Obvious.
@@LinkRockslol it doesn’t look like it was so obvious to her
It is when the majority of the females are really males.
The WNBA is what the NBA used to look like, I miss those days. Sad when the women are allowed to play more physical than the men.
@@LinkRocksshe ain't gonna date you bro.
Hey ESPN the W appreciates the attention now please continue to highlight a variety of WNBA players let them tell their stories and showcase their brand of basketball. CC is the current flavor of the day lets roll that into a movement
Dude, no one cares about the others.
@@lonutta I'm gonna enjoy goofing on you in the future.
@@jetsettech8804speak for yourself
@@lonuttafacts
Yeah this is where I think they will drop the ball. They have to feature Reese and others if they want this to bloom. Only featuring her won’t last.
She was playing LSU only last month (April 1st). Crazy.
Jeremy lin
lol wow
Jimmer Fredette
Nope
Lin won games… AND has a Championship. Clark is a very efficient 3 point shooter but she also needs to trust her teammates. This game where she tries to do it all herself is the same reason why he never won the NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP
She gotta chill with the terrible passes.
They use the background sheet for hair cuts during the break..
She wish she stayed in college 😂😂u can tell
Wish you knew grammar.
@@HawkrvoYou don’t know what grammar is.
He probably proof read his comment for 10 minutes before posting for 20 minutes, and still goofed🤣
She played nervous and hyper in her first game, which is understandable given all the scrutiny she's been under. She'll calm down and let the game come to her more as she goes along. This was a classic rookie game.
Caitlin Clark you got this girl!! Keep it up. This is you're team!!!! 💪
So basically, Diane T knew exactly what she was talking about
CC dropped 20
You’re an idiot..
@@ianstephens333why is that impressive? 20 points is like a good sixth man in the nba
@@ComPTonRiLLO because 25 ppg is the record for a season in this garbage league...i'd be surprised if Clark doesnt break that record year one
@@ianstephens33310 turnovers
There are 15 year veterans playing against you tonight Caitlin. You did fine. It's a different world compared to what you've been used to. You've got what it takes, you're on a learning curve right now but you have what it takes. Just be yourself, play your game, don't stress, you got this. God has given you an amazing talent, this is your next level, you have the ability, just stay loose, don't listen to the negative Nellie's, you have amazing teammates and you will all come together. Good luck!!
Come on folks Catlin Clark should of knew that she's going to get everyone best shot that's the pros
10! By one player is crazy
Play Your Game don't let them change what you do
You can just hear how she responds to questions her IQ is off the charts and understands the game so well. She’s just gotta settle in. Shes known for sick passes but amazing passes always is equals high turnovers. It’s a double edged sword unfortunately.
Boston needs to touch the ball every position n make her work on her offense
Boston had 4 points. Missed way too many assists. Maybe she didn’t feel good or something. I know she’s way better than that.
Someone didnt watch the game lol Boston was crap
Boston just had bad we know she is way better. Give her a break her offense is just fine!!!
still good game for cc. give urself grace. it will come to you. the team will get it together in the coming games.
I didn`t look at the opponents percent of 3`s made but it looked high. That won the game for them.
Let's goooo ct 🎉🎉
People hating on the turnovers lol, yeah she had a lot, it’s her first pro game of many many more chill out lol she has to get settled in
They are not real fans. Just fans of the Jerry Springer show..
Sides is the problem bad coaching.
fr
She did fine. Not only is she a rookie but every single team she plays this season is going to give their best effort against her and the fever to prove a point. 20 points is great for a debut and 10 turnovers are uncharacteristic of her. She will approach the game more diligently and I can’t wait to see her thrive!
Should've gone to the Big Three league!!!
For what?..
Why? So she can get cooked by the men
Yeah that would have not been interesting unless everyone had a female on their team
You sound broke af
Kuz she can’t compete in wnba
Only 39 games wow
The way so many are treating her reminds me of, um, yea, Jackie Robinson.
She's not the first like Jackie, but you would think she was with all the negative attention aimed at her skin color.
There are non whites pledging to never watch her.
That's what made me think of Jackie, cause the same thing was said about him when he started.
And no, there's no comparison of the two when it comes to the pressure Robinson had.
I don't think anyone in any sport had to deal with what he did.
But does anyone think he went through all that so someday it could be said to some white player?
I truly doubt it, he was one of a kind.
A man of integrity.
It's ridiculous to even be talking about any of this now.
Will we ever learn?
Apparently not, history will just keep repeating itself till the end of time.
Which may be very soon.
The whole team played bad. Their play making sucked. That's on their coach. Players didn't break off the screen. The players had no adaptability. Players were slow. Coach didn't contest the refs bad calls. They didn't look like they had a winning mindset except CC. She looked frustrated and she doesn't play good when she gets frustrated. This season is gonna suck bad.
The coach is not top tier that's a fact
I hate to say this but Alijah B has plenty of the winning mind set CC plays horrible under pressure. You are right just like she did in college. When the # 1 Gamecocks beat them for the National Championship. Raven J put some pressure on her she can’t handle under pressure. We will see how she handles pressure in the next few games. She’s in the big girl league now.
Sides must be removed
Shortys already depressed
She’s apart of the team
Another dumb comment
Iowa boring and depressing. Have you been there 😂
Relying on that 3 ball is going to hurt her game. The talent level and scheme at the WNBA is better. All you have to do is put a longer quicker defender on her and her game goes cold.
And folks obliterated Diana Taurasi for telling the truth from a unique perch.
Si much against her , it seems the players want her to fail , that’s is sad to see . Once she has the ball they are after her and all they have is jealousy instead of appreciation for what she already achieved for the game !!
Now we are watching the wnba and everyone gets a chance to shine but no they just hating on her .
Keep God first 🙏 and stay humble keep practicing stay humble
She literally had a double double in her debut , what are ppl hating for?
Lol u funny
People like to hate…even when she played well
@@Nbafanla03she didn't play well, she had 10 turnovers
@Nbafanla03 dude she was the worst player on the court for the first 3 quarters and scored half of her points in the 4th when the game was already over. Stop
@@MIGGYME1these ppl don't know basketball fr 😂
It’s not your fault Clark. WNBA will talk to those refs tonight
Sure will
Sides a nightmare.
Lol Vegas Casino runs sports entertainment the wnba ain't gonna do nothing about no refs
You ain't wrong
Always a excuse
GOAT!!!!
🙄
20 pts ?? Thats really good for the 1st game
5 for 15 and 10 turnovers she had a horrible game she has some bad habits
@@alexandermitchell759 And 4/11 threes, and 6/6 FT. Bad game, yet still scored 20 points, matching the leading scorer on the Sun, and against one of the best defenses in the league. Turnovers are fixable.
@@alexandermitchell759but when Steph does it he’s elite 🤣
@@peteypiranha303what???
@@cuthbertallgood7781shot 5 for 15 overall thats 33 percent right she has bad body language and her passes and handle are lazy you can speed her up which causes those turnovers and she hates to be touched and they frustrated her and that has been a pattern of hers that isn't a good game that is a terrible game and she plays no defense I understand when she was in college because she had to do everything but she is in the league they need more ball movement and play inside out
When you are a rookie everyone's coming after you when you're that good, the next thing is defense wins basketball Games offense comes after that
Thumbnail looks like a young Peter Steele.
KC, you guys put her as the great wh;+£ hope those girls 👧🏿 in the wnba is on another level…👍🏿👍🏿
Double double not bad
and third to recognize the start of greatness for the WNBA lol
What's so funny about that?
PG job first is protect the ball 1st not score 1st!
She did good for a debut. She gonna be great for years to come
10 turnovers??? That's terrible son, she should just be a spot up shooter...
Welcome to the big girl league
Give her time yall she will be a great potentially the gwoat
Then when she score 30 ...
Clark is the firs wnba rookie wit ten toes n blue eyes to score 30 o boy i cant wait ...😊
Candace Parker dropped a 30 piece on her rookie debut so stfu pls lol
Yea,great achievement for blue eyed people
The WNBA is physical like the 80’s NBA.
I realized that the WNBA turnaround is extremely fast… NCAA tourney, WNBA Draft and play first Peo game in a month? What other pro sport does that?
Not much of a chance to transition for any rookie…
Rather have her than dlo
Catlin vs Sabrina who y'all like in the matchup
Sabrina for 2 years
both cant play a lick of defense but laney will be locking down CC
Laney will for sure play better then CC any pressure on CC and she can’t handle it. Just like when Raven J #1Gamecocks put pressure on her to win the National Championship
Ionescu
Sabrina for now prolly but CC will have a breakout sophomore season
King nisse
It feels like WNBA is a step down in terms of PR and marketing and business compared to NCAA lmao
Bust
Ooooo❤❤❤
I don't understand why so many people view constructive critique as "hate". It took Steph YEARS to figure out the NBA and turn into the monster he is. Clark will be fine but she was playing college ball just a few weeks ago and hasn't had time to adapt at all. NBA rookies get MONTHS to adapt between the draft and the season start and they STILL struggle and get cooked. Playing against pros is no joke. She'll struggle and have her ups and downs, and pointing out that obvious fact isn't hate.
She just has to get use to Pro speed and physicality
No more playing stiff Indiana Hoosier girls..
This just seems like to much for her.. it doesnt look like she having fun and this is all forced as of the past few weeks.. she doesnt look good either just looks worn out
10 turnovers
Caitlin played great tonight. 20 points is good for a rookie. Plus, it is going to be physical, Instead of playing against females, she is playing against someone's boyfriend or husband. It is confusing. And if it keeps up at that rate, they will have to remove the W. Plus her coach and team is not worth anything.
Tell me you don't know basketball without telling me you don't know basketball. 😂 She had 20 points, shooting 5-for-15 (33%) from the field (aka she shot the ball 15 times and only made 5), 3 assists, 2 steals, and 10 turnovers. Overall, her BPM was -13. Nothing against her, but that isn't good.
Lmfao you must be a new fan to basketball in general 🤣💯💯
10 turnovers 😂
Your job as a point guard is protect the ball 1st! Not score!
I hope she is getting the mental health help and space she needs. She’s clearly uncomfortable in the spotlight.
She nervous but I don't think she uncomfortable maybe starstruck that she's playing in the wnba
You need mental help. Caitlin Clark is the best player speaking to the media.do you have ANYidea how hard it is to be that incredibly famous??
@@Han78711 She said these things, not just me. You could see it on her way in the arena tonight.
@@Han78711Being the best is IRRELEVANT. That doesn't mean she can handle the pressure & the spotlight to take the WNBA OFF LIFE SUPPORT... WNBA MAKES ZERO A DOLLARS A YEAR. She's got pressure on her like no other female athlete to change the landscape of her sport.
She's tired after playing a game.
I ate spinach with tuna today 😋 nobody cares about the wnba😂
Then why did you watch and why are making a comment about it do tell!!!
She’s like Steph curry
"overrated" "overrated"
Had a terrible game with a terrible terrible coach and team mates and still dropped 20 😂😂😂. Imagine when she’s on.
First game rookie and leading scorer. Cheap fouls and cheap defense by the opponent.
Lol cheat defense made her turn it over 10 times I wonder what good or great defense gone do 20 turnovers or 30
Dang!!! After the first game the excuses have already started. Stop saying it’s only her first game. She has been portrayed by the media as God’s gift to women’s basketball and was going to come in and just wreck the league from the very first second she stepped on the court. I give it one month and everyone will see she’s just an average WNBA player. Nothing special at all.
Fr And other WNBA players had to deal with the same thing. Fr no excuses
Horrible and game was boring
Her first game in the pro's, she leads her team at 20 points, and ties for game high by any player. And yet the haters come here and talk trash about her. Because of 10 turnovers..you people do not understand sports. Period!
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Well well well , the reality hit her early! They have crammed her down our throats and she hasn't won any championship and she gets locked down on her debut ! Smh 😂😂
Yall trying hard to GOAT your great Whyte hype
Nnnn
Yeah kid sorry Catlin Clark this ain't the big 10 it's the pros where your body gets beaten up and bruised
Clark 🎉 u will be better lead u team to win. U can
Drafted by a 13-27 team with a narcissistic coach - it's like she's being set up.
Yeah she ain't happy. Especially when ur friend goes to the best team in the leauge lol
It's almost like the worse teams always gets the first pick..
Yeah that couch need to watch GSW games and see how steph get off screen so they can get CC open shots
What? The draft lottery is built this way in almost every sports league…
They went against a good team and there a bad team that’s why they had number one draft pick
No team spirit in the fever, everyone trying to play for themselves. A very horrible coach as well ichhhh.
But well Caitlin welcome to the big ones😂. For a positive start atleast you know how high you need to pull your socks, and tell the media to give you a break with these hypes. These women aint playing they will want to prove you aint that great.
She won't make a team next year 😂😂😂 but she got money from Nike so she won
😂
20 ponts 10 turnovers. Double Double 😂