The Chicago Tribune editorial board defended Caitlin Clark in the wake of the hometown team causing controversy when Chennedy Carter fouled the Indiana Fever rookie.
Caitlin Clark found a defender in the Chicago Tribune editorial board on Monday. The newspaper’s editorial board published a full-throated defense of the Indiana Fever rookie after she was hip-checked to the floor by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter in the third quarter of their matchup on Saturday. The piece likened Carter’s foul to an assault.
The foul committed by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter was egregious,' the piece reads. 'Outside of a sporting contest, it would have been seen as an assault. Even within a sporting context, it was bad: before the ball even was inbounded, Carter came up from behind Clark, shoving her at the hip and knocking her over. Lip readers simultaneously construed a five-letter epithet dancing on the Sky player’s lips. She should have been ejected from the game.
It’s also incumbent among the experienced WNBA players to nip this nonsense in the bud, before it’s too late.' Carter said later Monday she had no complaints about the fallout from the foul. Chicago head coach Teresa Weatherspoon gave a lengthier statement on the matter and called Carter’s foul inappropriate. 'Physical play, intensity, and a competitive spirit are hallmarks of Chicago Sky basketball,' Weatherspoon said.
As a team, we will grow together and continue to work hard to display strong leadership and set a positive example for our competitors, fans, and partners.' Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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