{"id":2211701,"date":"2024-04-02T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nba-star-paul-pierce-was-only-impressed-by-caitlin-clark-after-she-beat-a-bunch-of-black-girls\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T18:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:33:34","slug":"former-nba-star-paul-pierce-was-only-impressed-by-caitlin-clark-after-she-beat-a-bunch-of-black-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nba-star-paul-pierce-was-only-impressed-by-caitlin-clark-after-she-beat-a-bunch-of-black-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Pierce acknowledged Caitlin Clark&#8217;s talent after she outperformed her competitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nba-star-paul-pierce-was-only-impressed-by-caitlin-clark-after-she-beat-a-bunch-of-black-girls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2211701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NBA\u2062 star Paul\u2064 Pierce sparked controversy \u200dby\u2062 commenting on University of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball player Caitlin Clark&#8217;s performance against LSU. Pierce&#8217;s remarks about Clark&#8217;s victory were discussed \u200con Fox Sports. Clark&#8217;s outstanding stats in \u2062the game that led the Hawkeyes to the Final Four were exceptional, making history \u200cfor the Iowa team.\u200d Former NBA\u200d star Paul Pierce caused a stir with comments on University\u200c of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball player Caitlin Clark&#8217;s game against LSU.\u200d Pierce&#8217;s statements about Clark&#8217;s win \u2063were\u200d debated on \u200bFox Sports. Clark&#8217;s impressive performance, propelling the Hawkeyes to the Final Four, marked a historic moment for the \u200cIowa team.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former NBA star Paul Pierce said he was only impressed by University of Iowa Hawkeyes female basketball star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/caitlin-clark-breaks-ncaa-scoring-record-set-by-pistol-pete-maravich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> after she \u201cbeat a bunch of black girls\u201d on the court on Monday in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament in Albany, New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Tuesday, Fox Sports \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1775181311113634300?s=20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undisputed Live<\/span><\/a>\u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hosts Skip Bayless and Keyshawn Johnson were discussing Iowa\u2019s 94-87 victory over the LSU Tigers (Louisiana State University) with the former NBA star, who said he was shocked by Clark\u2019s performance in the 2024 March Madness round held at MVP Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe saw a white girl in Iowa do it to a bunch of black girls,\u201d Pierce told the hosts. \u201cThat gained my respect. That gained my respect. Like, oh she didn\u2019t do this to some other white girls over here in Colorado, or wherever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cShe [Clark] did it to some girls from LSU, who we thought was some dogs, [the]defending (2023) champs,\u201d he added. \u201cShe put them on her knee and spanked them. I didn\u2019t expect that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe saw a white girl in Iowa do it to a bunch of Black girls. That gained my respect\u2026I didn\u2019t expect that.\u201d \u2013 Paul Pierce <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/StyugFiG67\">pic.twitter.com\/StyugFiG67<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1775181311113634300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clark\u2019s numbers after the matchup were incredibly impressive: she scored a total of 41 points, seven rebounds, and 12 assists during the game that advanced the Hawkeyes to the Final Four. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is the first time in Iowa\u2019s history that the Hawkeyes have gone back-to-back seasons to the Final Four. Last year, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/basketball-women\/d1\/live-updates-no-2-iowa-vs-no-3-lsu-national-championship-game\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">championship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  game came down to the #3 Tigers beating out #2 Hawkeyes 102-85, a first in the Tigers program history, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/basketball-women\/d1\/live-updates-no-2-iowa-vs-no-3-lsu-national-championship-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a> noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTo get back here is really hard,\u201d Clark told the press after the game. \u201cThis region was loaded with so much talent. Job\u2019s not finished.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The comments on the sports channel seemed to echo those of other players in the sports world who commented online about Iowa\u2019s victory, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/39854377\/lsu-iowa-caitlin-clark-angel-reese-elite-eight-march-madness-ncaa-tournament\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ESPN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBruhhhh Caitlyn[[<em>sic<\/em>]Clark can\u2019t be guarded !!!!!\u201d San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuels <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/19problemz\/status\/1774966515206644212?s=20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wrote<\/span><\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kansas City Chiefs defensive star Chris Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StoneColdJones\/status\/1774970341233655986\">added<\/a>, \u201cThe women\u2019s basketball games are more exciting than the men.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Tennessee Titans\u2019 Calvin Ridley <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalvinRidley1\/status\/1774966544625197140\">wrote<\/a>, \u201c[Damn] she good,\u201d in reference to Clark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Friday, the Hawkeyes travel to Cleveland, Ohio, to play the Connecticut Huskies in the Final Four round of the NCAA tournament. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Pierce expressed his admiration for University of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball star Caitlin Clark after her victory against tough competitors in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament. 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