An Indiana Congressman is calling out the WNBA for opponents’ treatment of Caitlin Clark in a letter he sent to commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
Congressman Jim Banks (R, IN-3) sent the letter Tuesday and highlighted Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter’s hip check of Clark in Saturday’s game. He called it an “excessive attack” and said Carter’s teammate Angel Reese cheered on and supported the moment.
“Indiana is a basketball state. We don’t wince at aggressive defense, but this was not an example of playing ‘tough,’” Banks wrote. “It was a cheap shot that could have resulted in an injury and should not be tolerated.”
Banks suggested the WNBA should discipline Carter and the Sky beyond its decision to upgrade Carter’s foul to a Flagrant 1 and fine the Sky and Reese for failing to make herself available to the media after the game.
Banks said the WNBA “refuses to hold hostile players accountable and enforce their own rules of sportsmanship.”
“It is not only a disservice to Clark and the Indiana Fever, it’s a disservice to the millions of young girls who are watching with dreams of playing in the WNBA one day,” he added.
He ended the letter by asking Englebert to respond to four questions, including if the league will take steps “to curb excessive…
