{"id":2283162,"date":"2024-06-25T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-caitlin-clark-diss-her-wnba-coach-fans-react-after-she-thanks-best-leader-and-it-isnt-christie-sides\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:54:17","slug":"did-caitlin-clark-diss-her-wnba-coach-fans-react-after-she-thanks-best-leader-and-it-isnt-christie-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-caitlin-clark-diss-her-wnba-coach-fans-react-after-she-thanks-best-leader-and-it-isnt-christie-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Caitlin Clark Diss Her WNBA Coach? Fans React After She Thanks &#8216;Best Leader&#8217; and It Isn&#8217;t Christie Sides"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fdid-caitlin-clark-diss-her-wnba-coach-fans-react-after-she-thanks-best-leader-and-it-isnt-christie-sides%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=2283162&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>WNBA rookie Caitlin\u200d Clark recently received\u2063 her \u2062second consecutive Honda Cup award, recognizing her \u2062as the top \u200cfemale college athlete of the year. During her time at the University of Iowa, she \u2064set the NCAA record for most\u2062 points in a \u200dsingle season and led her conference in both\u2062 scoring and assists for four seasons. In an interview, Clark praised the bond and the leadership within the Iowa team, attributing their success to \u2064the strong team dynamics fostered\u2062 by Coach \u200cLisa Bluder. Clark&#8217;s \u200ccomments about her\u2062 positive experiences at Iowa\u200c led to speculation 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> that she was subtly criticizing her current coach in the \u200cWNBA, though many fans defended her\u200c remarks as\u2063 merely appreciative of her time at Iowa.  <\/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 25, 2024 at 8:26am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>WNBA rookie sensation Caitlin Clark just won her second consecutive Honda Cup award for being the top female college athlete of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/collegiatewomensportsawards.com\/releases\/2023-24\/HondaCup2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announcing<\/a> the honor Monday, the Honda Cup noted the former Iowa Hawkeye \u201cholds the NCAA record for most points in a single season and is the only player in NCAA Division I men\u2019s or women\u2019s basketball history to lead her conference in both scoring and assists for four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-york-mets-are-wasting-jacob-degroms-brilliance\/\" title=\"The New York Mets Are Wasting Jacob deGrom\u2019s Brilliance\">consecutive seasons<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a video interview with CBS Sports accepting the award, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-puts-wnba-haters-notice-headlines-biggest-game-2-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> displayed the gracious demeanor that has won her legions of fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaitlin, earlier in the show, we spoke with your former college coach, Lisa Bluder, about the chemistry on that Hawkeyes team in the face of the spotlight,\u201d the host said. \u201cHow important was that sisterhood?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-refs-miss-blatant-foul-caitlin-clark-gets-slapped-sparks-instant-rage-fans-whove-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a> guard smiled at the mention of the coach and mentor who had recruited and nurtured her during her spectacular four-year college career in Iowa City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I think that\u2019s the reason we were as good as we were,\u201d Clark said. \u201cLike, we weren\u2019t always the most talented group. We had great players, but it was because of that bond that we shared with one another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd obviously Coach Bluder, in my eyes, she\u2019s the best leader I\u2019ve ever been around in my life. She knows how to build a team. She knows how to get individuals to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI think that\u2019s the reason we were as good as we were \u2026 because of that bond that we shared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 reigning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CWSA_HondaCup?\">@CWSA_HondaCup<\/a> winner Caitlin Clark on her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IowaWBB?\">@IowaWBB<\/a> run <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LTZGVEEUIz\">pic.twitter.com\/LTZGVEEUIz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Sports (@CBSSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports\/status\/1805395404231504198?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThose girls were my best friends, and we went through some amazing highs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-bidens-trips-sending-reelection-signals\/\" title=\"Are Biden\u2019s Trips Sending Reelection Signals?\">making back-<\/a>to-back national championship appearances,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-olympic-champ-reacts-caitlin-clarks-screensaver-makes-joke-backfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you like Caitlin Clark?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut also, like, there were a lot of lows, too,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I think that\u2019s what allowed us to be so great in the moments that really mattered the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA scoring champ concluded, \u201cMy time at Iowa was truly tremendous \u2026. [I ] just was lucky to be a part of such a great culture at Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, some on social media stirred the pot by suggesting Clark was taking a dig at Fever coach Christie Sides with her effusive praise of Bluder\u2019s unparalleled leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSneaking dissing Sides,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sneaking dissing Sides \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude42\u200d\u2195\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/64YRYklSou\">https:\/\/t.co\/64YRYklSou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bj \ud83c\udf9e (@fettyfilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fettyfilm\/status\/1805397469666361821?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She just gave the Fever her entire back hand<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Perennial Xennial (@86mypatience) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/86mypatience\/status\/1805408708211417533?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Even if it wasn\u2019t an *intentional* dig, the message sure stands on its own and speaks volumes.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening now with some of her current team and the coach is a night and day difference from what she just described, sooo\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leigh Lewallen (@leighlew3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leighlew3\/status\/1805399156581974423?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, many Clark fans shut down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-player-loses-says-caitlin-clarks-name-used-racism-bigotry-deranged-rant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snarky comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that all you people have in your lives\u2026 looking 4 a sliver of anything you can find to be critical of her?\u201d one person wrote. \u201cShe shared how she feels about her time at Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely nothing wrong with what she said. She\u2019s been with the Fever for 3 months, Iowa 4 years. Think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is that all you people have in your lives\u2026 looking 4 a sliver of anything you can find to be critical of her? She shared how she feels about her time at Iowa\u2026 Absolutely nothing wrong with what she said. She\u2019s been with the Fever for 3 months, Iowa 4 years. Think about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rmendo236 (@RmendoGrafix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RmendoGrafix\/status\/1805441747163492693?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yeah, that\u2019s what it was. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qSLzE55G4B\">pic.twitter.com\/qSLzE55G4B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Herky T. Hawkeye (@scherrman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scherrman\/status\/1805453116180934874?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So y\u2019all are comparing 4 yrs with the team and coach to first yr in the pros with a coach? Give the coach time and the team time to get there!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Demo (@DemoDubose) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DemoDubose\/status\/1805442096867823723?\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Clark was echoing praise she had heaped on her former college coach after Bluder <a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/news\/2024\/05\/13\/bluder-announces-retirement-jensen-named-head-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> her retirement last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply no one better at building a team,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jemele-hill-says-caitlin-clark-popular-race-sexuality-racial-meltdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basketball phenom<\/a> wrote on X in May.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Simply no one better at building a team\u2026 Thank you for believing in me more than anyone \ud83e\udd0d Enjoy retirement, coach. Very much deserved \ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XnxmteSCTq\">https:\/\/t.co\/XnxmteSCTq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaitlinClark22\/status\/1790126719262732401?\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThank you for believing in me more than anyone \ud83e\udd0d Enjoy retirement, coach. Very much deserved,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-caitlin-clark-drops-bomb-media-mocks-rivalry-angel-reeses-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> added.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenomics-five-cities-where-rent-continues-to-explode-how-it-could-impact-the-election\/\" title=\"Bidenomics Impact: Rent Surges in Five Cities - Election Influence\">financial editor<\/a> in NYC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Samantha Chang is a politics writer, lawyer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-investigated-after-movie-she-showed-in-classroom-takes-shot-at-christian-school-board-member\/\" title=\"Teacher Investigated After Movie She Showed in Classroom, Takes Shot at Christian School Board Member\">financial editor based<\/a> in NYC. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark won her second Honda Cup as the year&#8217;s best female college athlete. 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