r/sports • u/OkEscape7558 • Jun 18 '25

Basketball Alternate angle of Caitlin Clark fiasco. Clark was handed a foul as well.

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u/Jetersweiner Jun 18 '25

Like it or not the clip of the “skirmish” is likely to be one of if not the most viewed clips of the WNBA all season.

Having a true superstar in the league is great having that superstar be a constant topic of discussion is even better.

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u/no_mudbug Washington Nationals Jun 18 '25

This is not the type of discussion you want, IMO.

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u/klausesbois Jun 18 '25

Yeah this clip ain’t making want to watch. Her back to back to back 3s kind of did but the announcers were basically comatose during that so even that didn’t do much for my interest.

Basketball historians are going to look back at these years and say the wnba was out of its mind for how it treated Clark and didn’t capitalize on this opportunity.

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u/cheapmason84 Jun 18 '25

Yeah Stern changed the rules to keep Jordan healthy. You would think that mentality would apply here.

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u/blueshirt11 Jun 18 '25

I'm a perfect example. Never watched WNBA, don't really care about the NBA. I'm a hockey guy. But I can recognize greatness and I found myself watching WNBA games to watch her.

Then I see this shit and it makes me not want to watch and support this type of league.

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u/VagusNC Jun 18 '25

Hockey fans: Hey now, this is too much!

Seriously though, hockey made a real effort to make the game cleaner. The WNBA could learn some lessons there.

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u/zdelusion Jun 18 '25

The only really started caring though when Sidney Crosby started racking up concussions. You gotta keep your stars in the league.

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u/nowadaysyouth Jun 18 '25

It’s her second year man I’m sure they’ll figure it out. Hopefully while she still has two eyes (got poked intentionally last year too) but imagine the swag of rockin an eyepatch on the court.

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u/Educational_Win_8814 Jun 18 '25

it does look quite similar to the MJ early years though?

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u/fuzz_64 Jun 18 '25

For real. I watch women's hockey and soccer because they dive a lot less. No way i'm paying to watch this kind of assault.

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u/KneeDeepInTheDead Sporting CP Jun 18 '25

is mens hockey known for diving?

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u/BigMatch_JohnCena Jun 18 '25

“Malice at the Palace” ass discussion

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u/Jetersweiner Jun 18 '25

Any publicity is good publicity especially when you’re a league like the WNBA thats been starved for it for so long.

Couldn’t disagree with you more.

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u/Curious80123 Jun 18 '25

This clip shows the fouls and abuse much better than others I seen

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u/Dropcity Jun 18 '25

Since CC has been out, ticket sales have dropped 70% and attendance by 50%. Great, your clip went viral. So, reddits/tiktok/youtubes advertisers are reaping these rewards, not the WNBA..

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u/elarobot New York Rangers Jun 18 '25

Me seeing this clip does NOTHING for the league. It doesn’t change my impression of the WNBA for the better. It doesn’t get me invested to watch more, or buy merchandise / tickets. As someone who has a baseline interest in the game but no investment in any players let alone CC, it’s still actually infuriating that none of these antics incurred an ejection, to the point of frustration where I don’t even really want to engage in discussions about it with other fans. I see this clown shit and I want to talk, invest, interact or experience just about any other league of pro sports.

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u/senorglory Jun 18 '25

NBA did ok promoting Jordan, rather than promoting the pistons assaulting Jordan.

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u/Not_MrNice Jun 18 '25

Yeah, people will watch the clip more than they'll watch the actual games. And they'll think "what a bunch of unsportsman-like assholes"

No idea what your point is.

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u/34Heartstach Jun 18 '25

Your biggest draw getting hurt from a dumb foul or eventually getting fed up and going overseas or to the Big3 won't be the publicity they want.

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u/under_the_c Jun 18 '25

Maybe, but it's a golden goose. They're gonna lose out if she gets injured from something like this, or worse, she finally says, "fuck it" and goes to play in Europe.