Caitlin Clark and the Fever were eliminated in the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, but the star rookie is still in the headlines.
Yet Clark herself is not the reason driving her name’s circulation in the news.
Instead, her supposed fans have become a talking point after Sun star forward Alyssa Thomas and head coach Stephanie White addressed the racist and sexist comments that were made toward Connecticut players during their playoff series against Indiana.
Those statements ignited intense discourse on social media regarding Clark and her fan base, even though Clark backed Thomas’ sentiment about WNBA fans needing to be better in her 2024 exit interview.
WNBA legend Sue Bird made sure to separate Clark from the fans in question during a podcast appearance, specifying that those people aren’t truly Clark supporters at all.
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What did Sue Bird say about Caitlin Clark fans?
Bird addressed the recent conversation around Clark’s “fans” following Indiana’s exit from the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on her “A Touch More” podcast with her wife and former USWNT superstar Megan Rapinoe.
“Racism has been impacting the WNBA well before this year,” Bird said. “This is not a new thing. In that…
