Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark, already in the spotlight supplied her huge following, turned the talk of sports activities right after Saturday’s match versus the Chicago Sky, as Clark was fouled tough by Sky guard Chennedy Carter, sparking a potent reaction from Clark herself, as well as outcry from each lovers and Fever mentor Christie Sides.
Matt Barnes, who co-hosts the All The Smoke podcast with fellow previous NBA participant Stephen Jackson, joined the refrain of voices speaking about Clark, only he resolved to concentrate much less on Carter’s foul and more on the response, or absence thereof in his eyes, of Clark’s teammates to the engage in.
Barnes, in a write-up onto his account on Instagram, ripped Clark’s Fever teammates for seemingly not coming to her defense on Saturday—or this season as a entire.
Previous NBA Enforcer Matt Barnes
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“So, there is certainly a sizzling subject matter going on proper now,” Barnes mentioned. “Caitlin Clark states she obtained low-priced-shotted versus the Sky. I mean, during the time she’s been receiving conquer up. Difficult screens, elbows, knocked down. It is what it is. She’s not the initially. She won’t be the last.”
“My concern and my issue is, exactly where the f— are her teammates at? Wherever y’all at? Exactly where are the rest of the Indiana Fever? I’ve seen a pair ladies smirk when she’s bought knocked down, 50 %-a– to decide on her up. Like, y’all are meant to safeguard the asset, secure the star and even though this is a group, she’s the star.”
Barnes, as a former enforcer for 14 seasons in the NBA, then went on to say that the Fever must be “ashamed of on their own.”
Barnes is not the only individual to advise the Fever need to have an enforcer-sort on the roster, an belief that Golden State Warriors star Draymond Environmentally friendly mentioned in an Instagram article on Saturday—and one particular that Carter herself seemingly scoffed at.
As Barnes explained, the WNBA is likely to continue on to take a look at Clark. How the Fever respond, specially specified Carter’s—and perhaps others’—views on Clark, should really be of the utmost great importance to the franchise transferring forward.
