{"id":2262147,"date":"2024-06-07T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-nba-says-caitlin-clark-targeting-is-good-for-the-sport-and-healthy-for-wnba\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T14:57:57","slug":"head-of-nba-says-caitlin-clark-targeting-is-good-for-the-sport-and-healthy-for-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-nba-says-caitlin-clark-targeting-is-good-for-the-sport-and-healthy-for-wnba\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Chief Supports Caitlin Clark&#8217;s Targeting as Beneficial and Positive for WNBA"},"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\">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%2Fhead-of-nba-says-caitlin-clark-targeting-is-good-for-the-sport-and-healthy-for-wnba%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=2262147&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>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver&#8217;s controversial comments suggest acceptance of hazing in basketball, specifically defending the aggressive targeting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nike-scrambles-forced-to-swiftly-delete-embarrassing-x-post\/\" title=\"Nike rushes to remove embarrassing post\">star rookie<\/a>\u2064 Caitlin Clark. Despite concerns, Silver believes\u2062 the controversy around Clark is\u200b positive \u200cfor the WNBA, \u2063stating it generates interest\u2062 in\u2064 the \u2063league. This viewpoint has sparked debate and criticism \u2062within the basketball community. NBA\u2062 Commissioner Adam Silver&#8217;s remarks defending the aggressive targeting of rookie Caitlin Clark \u2063suggest acceptance of hazing in basketball.\u2062 While Silver views the controversy surrounding Clark as beneficial\u2064 for the WNBA by sparking interest,\u2062 his stance has triggered debate and \u200ccriticism in\u200b the basketball\u200c community.  <\/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\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/%20\"><span>Samantha Chang<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 6:59am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver apparently thinks it\u2019s acceptable for a star rookie to be bullied and shoved by jealous opponents because aggressive hazing is a part of basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Silver made comments suggesting as much during his annual NBA Finals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/adam-silver-news-conference-2024-nba-finals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news conference<\/a> on Thursday at Boston\u2019s TD Garden. The NBA owns the WNBA, and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert reports to Silver.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, he was asked about Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-hit-violent-cheap-shot-angel-reese-appears-celebrate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blatant cheap shot<\/a> on Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chennedy Carter clearly yelled \u201cYou bitch\u201d at Caitlin Clark before throwing a flagrant foul. Dear gosh these <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> veterans remain bitter at the reason why they will all get paid more and get private planes this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z4SHt6cYn6\">pic.twitter.com\/Z4SHt6cYn6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caitlin Oishi (@caitlinerin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caitlinerin\/status\/1796964852495503395?\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Silver brushed off the incident, saying, \u201cAs a fan, obviously \u2026 it\u2019s nothing new in basketball that there\u2019s sort of \u2018welcome to the league\u2019 moments, especially for heralded rookies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, I want to see Caitlin treated fairly and appropriately in the league,\u201d he added. \u201cI would say it seems like she can take care of herself. She\u2019s a tough player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silver also suggested that the intimidation and jealousy aimed at Clark is a good thing for the league because controversy stokes public interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think ultimately this is very healthy for women\u2019s basketball and the WNBA,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s generating tremendous additional interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silver added, \u201cIn fairness to the other players and in fairness to Commissioner Engelbert, this didn\u2019t just start this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly, we are seeing an acceleration of it with Caitlin, but \u2026 many individual stars who came into this league over the last several years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Adam Silver on Caitlin Clark and the WNBA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aW6tq5xEuq\">pic.twitter.com\/aW6tq5xEuq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1798871587363647916?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In April, Clark was drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/fever.wnba.com\/news\/indiana-fever-select-caitlin-clark-no-1-overall-in-2024-wnba-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No. 1 overall<\/a> by the Fever after an exceptional career at Iowa, during which she became the NCAA\u2019s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the 22-year-old phenom has been the target of jealousy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-superstar-plays-race-card-claims-caitlin-clark-benefits-double-standard-boils-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-want-professor-to-resign-after-expressing-concern-over-anti-white-sentiment-on-campus\/\" title=\"Students Want Professor To Resign After Expressing Concern Over Anti-White Sentiment On Campus\">anti-white racism<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several race-hustling WNBA players and sports commentators, including former ESPN host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-popular-race-sexuality-racial-meltdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jemele Hill<\/a>, suggested Clark is popular simply because she\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-single-best-thing-americans-can-do-to-retake-america\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Single Best Thing Americans Can Do To Retake America\">white heterosexual<\/a> in a sport swarming with black lesbians.<\/p>\n<p>About 70 percent of WNBA players are black, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2021\/9\/13\/22670960\/wnba-25-best-players-womens-basketball-lgbtq-w25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than one-third<\/a> identify as LGBT.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of condemning the senseless hazing of a star rookie who\u2019s a minority in the WNBA by virtue of her race and sexual orientation, Silver downplayed the group intimidation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you agree with Silver?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to make too big of an issue out of one particular play,\u201d Silver said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the burgeoning rivalries in professional basketball \u2014 you see rivalries among clubs but also between individual players too \u2014 and I think that can be ultimately good for the sport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>So hard fouls, trash-talking and cheap shots directed at one player are fine by Adam Silver? Would he and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-mocks-jen-psaki-you-can-have-a-margarita-but-it-will-not-cure-bidenflation\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Mocks Jen Psaki: 'You Can Have a Margarita, but it Will Not Cure Bidenflation'\">left-wing hypocrites<\/a> have the same blas\u00e9 reaction if a group of white heterosexuals intimidated and shoved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-wnba-player-rages-wont-answer-caitlin-clark-questions-hitting-cheap-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black lesbian<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope the commissioner\u2019s boneheaded attitude doesn\u2019t lead to any serious injuries.<\/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-45423\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/schang\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45423\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45423\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45423\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45423\" 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>Samantha Chang is a political commentator, lawyer and financial editor in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Samantha Chang is a politics writer, lawyer and financial editor based in NYC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a controversial statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver seems to justify aggressive hazing of rookie players as part of basketball tradition. 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