{"id":2260018,"date":"2024-06-04T22:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-hosts-show-they-know-sports-as-well-as-they-know-politics-with-absurd-take-on-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T22:35:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T02:35:17","slug":"the-view-hosts-show-they-know-sports-as-well-as-they-know-politics-with-absurd-take-on-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-hosts-show-they-know-sports-as-well-as-they-know-politics-with-absurd-take-on-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"The View&#8217; Hosts Display Equal Expertise in Sports and Politics with Controversial Commentary on Caitlin Clark Foul"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fthe-view-hosts-show-they-know-sports-as-well-as-they-know-politics-with-absurd-take-on-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot%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=2260018&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>The article by Allison Anton on Western Journal criticizes &#8216;The View&#8217; hosts&#8217; \u200bbasketball commentary regarding WNBA star Caitlin Clark&#8217;s foul incident. The hosts&#8217; \u200djustification of the aggressive behavior as normal sports\u200c conduct is scrutinized. The article questions \u2063their double standards in rationalizing \u200bsuch actions based on \u2062race\u200b and suggests they should focus on\u2063 their strengths, if they can identify \u200dthem.  <\/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\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 4, 2024 at 5:25pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Apparently, the ladies of \u201cThe View\u201d know as much about basketball as they do about politics.<\/p>\n<p>Which is, sad to say, almost nothing.<\/p>\n<p>With WNBA star Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever dominating the sports headlines, inevitably, the ladies at \u201cThe View\u201d would offer their perspective on the budding superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Clark was hip-checked by Chicago Sky player Chennedy Carter, and the ladies, despite their lack of knowledge on the subject, just had to weigh in.<\/p>\n<p>For context, Carter has come under fire for knocking Clark to the ground during Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/caitlin-clark-chennedy-carter-foul-wnba-4e92f8ce52fefe62b1d14a28f36ff1b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported, after further review, the WNBA upgraded Carter\u2019s foul against Clark to a flagrant-1 violation, after the referee called it just an off-the-ball foul. It was just another example of the needless animosity Clark has faced from WNBA veterans.<\/p>\n<p>While most who watched clearly thought Carter\u2019s actions were at the very least uncalled for, the ladies of \u201cThe View\u201d seemed to take a decidedly different approach.<\/p>\n<p>As seen on a segment shared by \u201cThe View\u201d to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, Whoopi Goldberg began the segment, \u201cLet\u2019s be realistic, OK, this is basketball, OK? This happens in basketball all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CAITLIN CLARK BEING SINGLED OUT ON COURT? After a flagrant foul was called against the rookie over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheView?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheView<\/a> co-hosts weigh in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVclFZQmjA\">https:\/\/t.co\/cVclFZQmjA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Q9N6Dk24h\">pic.twitter.com\/0Q9N6Dk24h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1797659764496666937?\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Already, the segment was off to a rough start.<\/p>\n<p>For one, this does not happen in basketball all the time, not if you were actually trying to win \u2014 but, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/view-host-whoopi-goldberg-offended-trump-attending-jonathan-dillers-wake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goldberg<\/a>, of course, had more to say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAngel Reese got clotheslined the other day,\u201d Goldberg noted. \u201cThis is \u2026 get out the way, or I\u2019mma move you. That\u2019s what the game is. So, a lot of people, however, are reading this as confrontation, but \u2026 they\u2019re not playing on the court. They\u2019re there to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To a point, what Goldberg said was true, in that, generally speaking, that is the overarching goal of any sports game.<\/p>\n<p>However, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/fans-reaction-chennedy-carter-no-regrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutKick Sports<\/a> explained, the interaction between Carter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-angel-reese-throws-jab-caitlin-clark-cheap-shot-backlash-go-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> was not a play to win.<\/p>\n<p>Carter knocking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-wrist-slaps-player-cheap-shot-caitlin-clark-punishes-angel-reese-instead-wasnt-expecting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> to the ground gained no advantage for the Chicago Sky, and in fact, it hurt them by costing them free throws.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, with any sport as rough as basketball, there will be hard fouls.<\/p>\n<p>But when Carter body-slammed Clark, the ball wasn\u2019t even in play.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Have you ever watched a full episode of \u201cThe View\u201d?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Rewatching the footage of that interaction, it seemed more as if Carter simply could not contain her anger or jealousy towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-hit-violent-cheap-shot-angel-reese-appears-celebrate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> any longer and shoved her out of pure rage.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries, rough plays, aggressive tactics are common in basketball, but not when there is no possible advantage to be gained.<\/p>\n<p>Even people who rarely watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephen-smith-lights-analyst-wnba-delusion-caitlin-clark-jealousy-talks-wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a> could tell that Carter\u2019s action was completely unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>If a white WNBA player had shoved a black opponent to the ground for no discernible reason when the ball wasn\u2019t even play, the ladies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/speechless-tim-scott-takes-view-hosts-school-systemic-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe View\u201d<\/a> would have been among the first to cry racism.<\/p>\n<p>When a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-players-are-brushing-off-leagues-request-to-promote-covid-19-vaccine-report\/\" title=\"NBA Players Are Brushing Off League\u2019s Request To Promote COVID-19 Vaccine: Report\">black player<\/a>, however, shoved Clark, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-accused-him-of-sexual-assault-the-school-said-she-wasnt-incapacitated-but-did-not-consent-when-she-said-yes\/\" title=\"She Accused Him Of Sexual Assault. The School Said She Wasn\u2019t Incapacitated But Did Not Consent When She Said \u2018Yes.\u2019\">white woman<\/a> who is arguably the most popular WNBA player in history, they tried to justify it as normal behavior during a game.<\/p>\n<p>If this is the caliber of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snl-tiptoes-around-uyghur-genocide-jokes-about-china-taunting-world-before-olympics\/\" title=\"'SNL' Tiptoes Around Uyghur Genocide, Jokes About China Taunting World Before Olympics\">sports commentary<\/a>, then the ladies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-view-co-host-says-caitlin-clarks-white-privilege-popular-part-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe View\u201d<\/a> should probably stick to what they\u2019re good at.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever they figure out what that is.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-unanimously-sides-with-catholic-adoption-agency-in-religious-freedom-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Catholic Adoption Agency In Religious Freedom Case\">loving home<\/a> for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 4, 2024, at 5:25 pm, Allison Anton&#8217;s commentary reveals &#8216;The View&#8217; hosts&#8217; limited knowledge of basketball and politics. 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