According to former WNBA superstar Sue Bird, there is a portion of the new fan base brought in by Caitlin Clark that she criticized during an episode of her podcast “A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe” on Wednesday.
Bird expressed her concern that some of the individuals now following the WNBA and the Indiana Fever because of Clark should not be considered true fans of the team or Clark due to the alleged racist and divisive agendas they are promoting.
“It’s not the Fever fans, it’s not Caitlin fans, that is a large group of people… we’re talking about the faction of that group that is pushing racist agendas, and is pushing hate and creating divisiveness online acting as fans, acting as Fever fans, acting as Caitlin fans. Now whether or not they like basketball, I don’t know. But that’s the group of people we’re talking about. Not all Fever fans, not all new fans, just the ones that are out there pushing this s—,” Bird said.
Clark herself spoke out against certain segments of the WNBA fanbase after the Fever’s season ended in a first-round playoff sweep to the Connecticut Sun last week during the Fever’s exit interview on Thursday.
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Sep 25, 2024; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during the first half against the Connecticut Sun during game two of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena.
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“Those aren’t fans. Those are trolls,” Clark said. “Nobody in our league should be facing any sort of racism, disrespectful or hurtful comments and threats.”
Clark’s comments came when she was asked about a statement the WNBA put out condemning racism by fans shortly Sun player Alyssa Thomas accused Fever fans of racism following the end of Connecticut’s Game 2 win.
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