. “You look superhuman playing against some 18-year-olds but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time. There is gonna be a transition period where you’re going to have to give yourself some grace as a rookie.”, they are in for a surprise. In the first few weeks of their pro careers, stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have discovered just how right Taurasi was.
Here's an extended look at the Caitlin Clark - Chennedy Carter incident, there was more to it than the shoulder check and Clark was clearly talking to her on the way back up the floor from the prior basket by Indianathe team has collected video of plays on which Clark has been “getting hammered” to the league for review and indicated that Carter’s foul would probably be the latest entry.
Matt Barnes, who played an enforcer role at times during a 14-year NBA career and now co-hosts the podcast “All The Smoke” for Meadowlark Media, called out Clark’s teammates for not stepping up. “Throughout the season she’s been getting beat up — hard screens, elbows, knocked down,” he said. “It is what it is. She’s not the first. She won’t be the last.