Caitlin Clark: ‘No place’ for Fever fans’ alleged racial comment

Caitlin Clark condemned racism amid nan WNBA’s investigation into alleged dislike reside that came from Fever fans during their play opener against nan Sky past weekend. 

On Sunday, nan convention began looking into nan claims and nan Fever person been cooperating pinch nan investigation since.

Speaking pinch reporters aft believe connected Monday, Clark expressed disdain for immoderate shape of racism successful hoops aliases beyond that. 

“There’s nary spot for that successful our game, there’s nary spot for that successful society,” Clark said. “We want each personification that comes into our arena, whether player, whether fan, to person a awesome experience. I admit nan convention doing that. I admit nan Fever statement has been astatine nan forefront of that since Day 1, and what they’re doing. 

“With nan investigation, we’ll time off that up to them to find anything, and return nan due action if so.”

The Indy Star reported that nan investigation stems from alleged comments made toward Sky prima Angel Reese, who has been pitted successful a rivalry pinch Clark making love backmost to their days successful assemblage erstwhile Clark played for Iowa and Reese for LSU. 

The investigation doesn’t person thing to do pinch nan tense moments successful nan 3rd 4th erstwhile Clark committed a difficult foul connected Reese that led to a mini scrum breaking out, and Clark was fixed a flagrant foul while Reese and Aliyah Boston were handed method fouls. 

Clark told reporters that she didn’t retrieve proceeding thing that could beryllium construed arsenic racist, but added that nan building was large and it made it difficult to perceive thing if it were said. 

“It’s ace large successful here, and though I didn’t perceive anything, I deliberation that’s why they’re doing nan investigation, that’s why they’re looking into it,” Clark added, per nan Indy Star. “That doesn’t mean thing happened, truthful I’ll conscionable spot nan league’s investigation, and I’m judge they’ll do nan correct thing.”

It isn’t nan first clip Fever fans person faced claims that 1 of their ain had utilized racist language. 

Last season, then-Suns guardant Alyssa Thomas alleged that Fever fans had made racist comments pursuing Connecticut’s Game 2 nonaccomplishment to nan Fever successful nan playoffs.