Comedian Bill Maher recently called out Caitlin Clark’s teammates on the Indiana Fever for not decidedly defending their rookie teammate after a controversial foul was committed against her. Maher said the seeming lack of initiative to defend Clark was because “women are catty.”
Recently, Clark was knocked to the ground by Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter, who made aggressive contact with her. During the game, Carter was given a common foul. However, after further review, the league upgraded her foul to a flagrant designation.
Maher commented on the clip of the incident, pointing out that if the situation had occurred with men, they would have unquestionably defended their teammate. “See if this was men, they’d defend each other on their same team,” Maher stated. “I mean, men will fight from two teams, but when somebody checks you on who’s on your team, you defend that guy. I’m just saying men have their bad parts. We’re toxic. We’re dogs. Only women would do this.” Maher further stated, “Women are catty. Even the ones on your own team.”
The comedian also quoted former NBA star Matt Barnes, who opined on the controversial foul against Clark. Barnes was appalled at the lack of support from the Indiana Fever teammates and emphasized that they should be “family.”
He said, “My issue and my question is, where the f— are her teammates at?… I’ve seen a couple of girls smirk when she’s got knocked down, half-ass to pick her up… “You guys are supposed to be a family… It’s your guys’ f—ing job to have her back, and to have each others’ backs.”
Maher further claimed that racial animosity toward Clark, a white player in a majority black league, plays a role in her harsh treatment. “There’s also a racial element to this. It’s not always racism when a White person succeeds.” He doubled down, “It’s everything. It’s women are catty, the league is very lesbian and she’s not, and there’s race. There’s a lot going on.”
The American Tribune reported on other news related to the Caitlin Clark drama in the WNBA, when fellow rookie Cameron Brink, who plays for the Sparks, suggested that young and white players have “privilege” in the professional women’s league. Watch Maher’s comments below:
According to Brink, “I will acknowledge there’s a privilege for the younger white players of the league. That’s not always true, but there is a privilege that we have inherently, and the privilege of appearing feminine.” She further asserted how some of her teammates do not possess these privileges, stating, “Some of my teammates are more masculine. Some of my teammates go by they/them pronouns. I want to bring more acceptance to that and not just have people support us because of the way that we look.”
Brink also commented on “pretty privilege,” which has become a recent topic of discussion in the WNBA. “I know I can feed into that because I like to dress femininely, but that’s just me. I want everyone to be accepted — not just paid attention to because of how they look,” she said.
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