Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark did not exactly get a warm reception to the WNBA when she joined the league as the No. 1 overall pick this season, but one ESPN analyst seems to think this is actually good for the league.
During a recent interview with Fox News, longtime ESPN women’s basketball and reporter Holly Rowe claimed that she actually likes the cold reception Caitlin Clark has received from the league, claiming it is actually “good for the game.”
“I love it because it’s supposed to be competitive… I love that people are kind of talking smack and saying, ‘Hey, you need to prove yourself!’” Rowe told Fox News Digital. “I kind of love it because it is supposed to be salty, that’s why it’s competitive, that’s why it’s sports.”
“I think it’s good for the game,” Rowe added.
And Rowe said that when Clark does eventually prove herself, she will earn the respect of those veterans.
“When she has proven herself and has played well, then those same veterans are the ones that come up and congratulate her,” Rowe said.
Rowe pointed out that Clark herself has made it clear that she wants the veterans to be a little more physical with her because it makes her better.
“She said, ‘I don’t want them to be easy on me, I want it to be hard,'” Rowe said. “She’s only going to be the best version of herself if those veterans are coming at her making it hard.”
[Fox News]
