New fans say the basketball star faces rough fouls and tough play. Longtime viewers say that is how the league has always been.
Caitlin Clark fights for the ball in the fourth quarter during the Indiana Fever's game against the Washington Mystics on Friday.WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, the women's basketball phenom who has taken the world by storm, created a sea of orange at a Washington arena on Friday night.
The cheers of approval of Clark that rocked the arena in Washington on Friday came after a week of speculation and debate about her treatment in games since she entered the league in March.has faced tough defensive coverage and strong challenges from fellow players in the months she’s been dribbling on a WNBA court.
"It's a contact sport," she added. "It's almost as if you were a new opera fan and you were surprised there was music." "It's not a full contact sport, so nobody's expecting you're going to get, like, laid out," she added. "But, you know, I think a little bit of contact is normal." "At the end of the day, they're all WNBA players, they're all in the same league and whatever's good for one person in the league is probably good for a lot of people in the league," Ms See said. "There are chances for more players to get the spotlight and she's just sort of the trailblazer."
Melissa Isaacson, a sportswriter and professor at Northwestern University, told the BBC that insiders and people in general do need "to appreciate what Clark's brought in terms of, at a minimum level, eyes to the game".And perhaps that appreciation for her play is why she is facing such a hard-nosed reception. Insiders warned that she should prepare for a different level of play as a professional, particularly as people recognise her skill.
She has played the most minutes of all WNBA rookies, and her start in the league has come almost immediately after she played a gruelling season of college basketball that ended in the NCAA championship final.
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