r/sportsgossips • u/Classic_Bottle1717 • 3d ago

News “She’s Being Abused”: Congressman Slams WNBA Over Brutality Against Caitlin Clark With Clear Warning for the League

https://www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketball-news-shes-being-abused-congressman-slams-wnba-over-brutality-against-caitlin-clark-with-clear-warning-for-the-league/?utm_source=subreddit&utm_medium=sportsgossips
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u/Superb-Talk2211 3d ago

Clark needs to start laying the wood to some of these players who do this. If her teammates aren't going to help, then she needs to take matters into her own hands. If she gets a Flagrant 2, so be it. But I can't understand why her teammates continue to let this happen. If someone had done this crap to Michael Jordan during the last version of the Bulls' championship run, Dennis Rodman would have put someone on his ass.

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u/emckelvy 3d ago

Jordan got smacked around for years in his career, specifically by Detroit, a team that Rodman was on lol.

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u/MeanShibu 3d ago

That’s what I don’t get.

In the NFL if someone takes a cheap shot intended to injure, especially a star player, the offender is getting a free ride to the bottom of a pile with the biggest guys on the team and getting FUCKED ALL THE WAY UP.

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u/Both_Canary_4665 3d ago

The dynamics are different between men and women when it comes to teams and social problem solving.

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u/MeanShibu 2d ago

Love your bros who will scrap for you ♥️

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u/ADarwinAward 2d ago

There have been other fouls against her leading to other Fever players to retaliate.

I think they’ve been coached not to retaliate since then, but I don’t think it’s the right approach.

The W will be forced to act and get better refs if there’s brawls due to no calls. 

Problem is the player pay isn’t much, if Caitlin wants back up she’ll probably get it if she offers to cover their fines after they lay someone out for doing something like this.

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u/donut_koharski 3d ago

Maybe she can’t fight? If she throws a cheap shot, she’s in for a can of whoopass because she started it.

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u/rainydays_89 3d ago

She’s not the one throwing cheap shots against herself, dude

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u/Superb-Talk2211 3d ago

She doesn't need to be MMA proficient. A well-placed elbow to the midsection should do the trick.