{"id":2259978,"date":"2024-06-04T21:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hannity-goes-off-on-espns-pat-mcafee-over-caitlin-clark-backlash-horrible-host\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T21:05:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T01:05:46","slug":"watch-hannity-goes-off-on-espns-pat-mcafee-over-caitlin-clark-backlash-horrible-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hannity-goes-off-on-espns-pat-mcafee-over-caitlin-clark-backlash-horrible-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Hannity Criticizes ESPN&#8217;s Pat McAfee for Handling of Caitlin Clark Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fwatch-hannity-goes-off-on-espns-pat-mcafee-over-caitlin-clark-backlash-horrible-host%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=2259978&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>Fox \u200cNews&#8217; Sean Hannity criticizes ESPN&#8217;s Pat McAfee for derogatory remarks about WNBA star Caitlin\u200d Clark. McAfee faced backlash for his comments, including using inappropriate language towards Clark. Despite apologies, Hannity stands by his critique. The \u200cincident highlights issues of race and popularity in sports media. Clark remains \u2064focused on her game amid\u2062 the controversy. \u2062The incident \u200binvolving Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity criticizing ESPN&#8217;s Pat McAfee for derogatory remarks\u2062 about WNBA star Caitlin Clark sheds light on race and popularity\u2063 issues in sports media.\u200c Despite apologies, Hannity \u2062maintains\u200c his criticism, emphasizing \u2063the\u200b importance of respectful discourse. Clark, meanwhile, stays dedicated to her game amidst the surrounding controversy.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 4, 2024 at 3:38pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In keeping with the rough baptism Caitlin Clark has received into the WNBA, Fox News host Sean Hannity threw an elbow at ESPN host Pat McAfee over comments McAfee made about Clark on a recent show.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-andy-biggs-ndaa-veto-override-a-crying-shame\/\" title=\"Rep. Andy Biggs: NDAA veto override a crying shame\">pushing back<\/a> against claims that Clark was somehow popular because she was white, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-pat-mcafee-torches-wnba-media-going-white-caitlin-clark-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McAfee<\/a> used the work \u201cb****\u201d to describe Clark, which sparked immediate backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Despite McAfee\u2019s apology later that day, Hannity did not let it go, comparing commentary from ESPN host Stephen A. Smith with that of McAfee.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity noted, Smith was right for \u201csuggesting the players could be jealous of Clark\u2019s popularity,\u201d according to a clip posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/clip\/UgkxAUpf-QxFbW7r5dU3YhG-aeXWAvi-aFKh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a thousand percent correct,\u201d Hannity said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some readers may find offensive. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFwzPluUGL8?si=uOlJStwa57Cj--ii&#038;start=2161\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd meanwhile, they\u2019re missing the best opportunity of all time because if she does well and brings a lot of people to watch the WNBA, well, as Stephen A. said, a rising tide will lift all boats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, Pat McAfee, well, he\u2019s facing a backlash, rightly, today, for using a descriptor that he used to defend Caitlin Clark,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you agree with Hannity?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, McAfee has since apologized for his comments on today\u2019s show. He\u2019s still a jacka**, and a buffoon, and a horrible host. McAfee\u2019s biggest problem \u2014 I\u2019ll tell you what it is \u2014 his ego can not handle living in the shadows of the far more popular, way more talented Stephen A. Smith,\u201d Hannity said.<\/p>\n<p>Clark made no public comment about the fuss about her, but McAfee said on Tuesday that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-pat-mcafee-stands-ground-white-caitlin-clark-backlash-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received<\/a> a response to his apology, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/04\/sports\/how-caitlin-clark-responded-to-pat-mcafees-white-bitch-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did reach out to Caitlin Clark through the Fever (public relations), sent an apology and then got a message back that she said it was all good. No blood. We move forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/06\/04\/pat-mcafee-apology-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post\u2019s <\/a>Candace Buckner pushed back against those saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-angel-reese-throws-jab-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot-backlash-go-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> should get special treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsider what that argument implies. That Clark has elevated the league so much that competitors, paid professionals, should send Clark thank-you notes before every tip-off, then spend the rest of the game ushering her to the paint for open layups,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The racism Caitlin Clark is dealing with is unacceptable and has no place in sports. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vfdiIOcKcC\">pic.twitter.com\/vfdiIOcKcC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoopMixOnly\/status\/1796990028758839324?\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHow many other athletes, in the history of mankind, have ever been criticized for competing too hard?\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClark doesn\u2019t need to be coddled, especially when her army of supporters are the ones throwing a tantrum,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>But Billie Jean King said the WNBA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-chennedy-carter-doesnt-regrets-caitlin-clark-shove-getting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reputation and future<\/a> are in fact on the line, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/columnist\/brennan\/2024\/06\/04\/caitlin-clark-wnba-rookies-billie-jean-king-chris-evert\/73964647007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs great as the WNBA has been, with amazing stars like Maya Moore, Sheryl Swoopes, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi, A\u2019ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, among others, this year is a turning point, and it\u2019s because of Caitlin,\u201d she said. \u201cBreaking the college records, everyone wearing the No. 22 jerseys. Things are going good for the WNBA, for women\u2019s sports. They are amazing for everyone with all these sellouts and all this interest, and we\u2019ve got to keep that going now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you like it or not, Caitlin is the reason for so much of this interest. She\u2019s a superstar. When she does well, everyone does better. The league is going to do better. The veterans were the building blocks, and now Caitlin and this rookie class have this incredible platform to take the league to an entirely new place,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis generation is so important for the WNBA, you have to set an example. Children are watching. How do you want to be remembered? This generation has a chance to set this league on fire. Don\u2019t blow it with animosity. Do not blow it. Just play ball. Play hard, but no cheap shots,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Clark has said she has better things to do than read what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-may-face-suspension-entering-dangerous-territory-wnba-feel-like-getting-hammered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pundits<\/a> are saying about her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m not really on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. I don\u2019t read that,\u201d she said last month, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wnba-star-shows-support-caitlin-clark-race-comments-coach-says-back-off-notion-she-hated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my job. My job is to compete and play basketball every single day. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News&#8217; Sean Hannity criticizes ESPN&#8217;s Pat McAfee for remarks on WNBA&#8217;s Caitlin Clark. 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