by Milt Harris
Sheryl Swoopes, a four-time WNBA champion and three-time WNBA MVP, spoke at length about Caitlin Clark during a recent appearance on the “Gil’s Arena” podcast, which is hosted by former NBA star Gilbert Arenas.
Caitlin Clark, for those of you who aren’t aware, plays guard for the Iowa Hawkeyes. She is the NCAA Division I women’s all-time leading scorer and is regarded as one of the greatest players in college basketball history.
She is also white, which set Swoopes off. In spite of all of Clark’s accomplishments, Swoopes couldn’t contain her jealousy and, rather than congratulate her and say some kind words, allowed her racism to show.
Kelsey Plum set that record in four years. Well, Caitlin should have broke that record in four years, but because there was a Covid year and another year, you know what I mean? She’s already had an extra year to break that record, so is it truly a broken record?
Amazingly, Arenas agreed and said the current college game should be “a whole separate entity.” This tells you all you need to know about his podcast.
When asked about how Catlin’s game will translate to the WNBA, the jealous Swoopes stated that Clark will not be able to take 40 shots a game like she does now.
Then the cherry on top of her pile of lies was this beauty: She claimed that Clark dominates the competition because she is “a 25-year-old playing against 20-year-olds.”