{"id":2331343,"date":"2024-08-26T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-stephen-a-smith-goes-scorched-earth-on-wnba-mvp-over-insane-caitlin-clark-snub-in-heated-segment\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T20:14:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T00:14:58","slug":"watch-stephen-a-smith-goes-scorched-earth-on-wnba-mvp-over-insane-caitlin-clark-snub-in-heated-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-stephen-a-smith-goes-scorched-earth-on-wnba-mvp-over-insane-caitlin-clark-snub-in-heated-segment\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Stephen A. Smith Goes Scorched Earth on WNBA MVP Over &#8216;Insane&#8217; Caitlin Clark Snub in Heated Segment"},"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\">36<\/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-stephen-a-smith-goes-scorched-earth-on-wnba-mvp-over-insane-caitlin-clark-snub-in-heated-segment%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=2331343&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-signs-law-effectively-making-himself-president-for-life\/\" title=\"Putin Signs Law Effectively Making Himself \u2018President For Life\u2019\">recent exchange<\/a>, ESPN commentator Stephen\u2064 A. \u200bSmith criticized WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes for failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">mention<\/a> rookie Caitlin Clark in her assessment of the Indiana Fever&#8217;s players. During a podcast, Swoopes highlighted \u2064several \u200dFever players but notably\u2064 omitted Clark, who is \u2062leading the league in assists. Smith expressed his dissatisfaction, suggesting that neglecting Clark \u200bcould perpetuate negative narratives about her performance. He\u2064 emphasized Swoopes&#8217; status as an\u200d esteemed player and\u200d asserted that she must have deliberately excluded Clark from her comments. Swoopes\u2062 responded to Smith, defending her right to discuss players \u2063she has personal relationships with, and questioned\u200b whether Smith had fully listened to her podcast before commenting. This \u2064exchange highlights ongoing discussions around player recognition and media commentary \u2063within the WNBA.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith dumped a load of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-has-nothing-to-do-with-it-conor-mcgregor-makes-classless-comments-after-leg-injury-loses-to-dustin-poirier-at-ufc-264\/\" title=\"\u2018Family Has Nothing To Do With It\u2019: Conor McGregor Makes Classless Comments After Leg Injury, Loses To Dustin Poirier At UFC 264\">trash talk<\/a> on WNBA great Sheryl Swoopes after the former MVP turned commentator failed to mention rookie Caitlin Clark as a reason the India Fever could have a good second half of the WNBA season.<\/p>\n<p>During a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kenswift\/status\/1826861582053257580?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>, Smith noted that in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brave-whistleblower-space-force-commander-fired-for-calling-out-marxist-ideology-infiltrating-military\/\" title=\"\u2018Brave Whistleblower\u2019: Space Force Commander Fired For Calling Out Marxist Ideology Infiltrating Military\u00a0\">recent podcast<\/a>, Swoopes singled out three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-official-caitlin-clarks-critics-no-longer-leg-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana players<\/a>, but not Clark.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going shout out to Lexie Hull. I&rsquo;m a big Lexie Hull fan. Lexie Hull shot the leather off the ball in their game against Seattle. Kelsey Mitchell is just stroking; she&rsquo;s just shooting the basketball. Aliyah Boston, almost a triple-double. &hellip; If Indiana continues to play the way they&rsquo;re playing, like this, they too are going to move up in the standings,&rdquo; he quoted Swoopes as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So no, no, no Caitlin Clark?&rdquo; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Respectfully, Sheryl Swoopes, do you have any idea how that makes you look? Do you have any idea how that serves to stain any kind of critique of Caitlin Clark because it gives fodder to those who believe she&rsquo;s being hated on and ostracized to some degree,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stephen A. Smith CALLS OUT Sheryl Swoopes as well as other media on their reporting of Caitlin Clark. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wnba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nothing-about-this-election-seems-to-add-up-the-liberty-loft\/\" title=\"Nothing about this election seems to add up | The Liberty Loft\">wnba<\/a><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FeverRising?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FeverRising<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/caitlinclark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#caitlinclark<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cyb0SotXvv\">pic.twitter.com\/Cyb0SotXvv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Swift (@kenswift) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenswift\/status\/1826861582053257580?\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you realize that, Sheryl Swoopes, you&rsquo;re insane to do that? Let me tell you why you&rsquo;re insane to do that. Because, Sheryl Swoopes, you&rsquo;re one of the greatest players ever in the history of basketball, that&rsquo;s why,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know basketball,&rdquo; Smith shouted. &ldquo;You know basketball better than me. You know basketball better than any of the pundits. You know basketball better than most of the men that play basketball. There is no way in hell you just accidentally left Caitlin Clark&rsquo;s name out of that soliloquy that you dropped about the Indiana Fever &mdash; stop it. You know that &mdash; stop it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another elite pass by Caitlin Clark! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FeverRising?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FeverRising<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEiEe7xkPW\">pic.twitter.com\/SEiEe7xkPW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sha Hartley (@shahartley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shahartley\/status\/1827521902216110170?\">August 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Smith noted that he believed Clark on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-gets-court-revenge-3-players-picked-ahead-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic team<\/a> would have increased its fan following.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How was the attendance for Team USA in the Olympics? What would it have been like if Caitlin Clark was playing on that team?&rdquo; he said, adding, &ldquo;Go ahead and look, everywhere you turn, Indiana Fever&rsquo;s breaking records.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith said he respects Swoopes as a person, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-effect-indiana-fever-report-breaks-just-popular-star-rookie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">omission of Clark<\/a> was flat-out wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m only addressing a point. How do you talk about the Indiana Fever and mention a multitude of players, and not one of them is Caitlin Clark, who, by the way, as a rookie, is leading the league in assists? How do you do that? How do you do that?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Swopes fired back in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/airswoopes22\/status\/1827086141868355667?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1827086141868355667%7Ctwgr%5E8b8b1d43b963a90491f28148e1d0c87b55c26f1d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outkick.com%2Fsports%2Fsheryl-swoopes-stephen-a-smith-coward-caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You talk about whomever and whatever you want to on your podcast. Correct? So why can&rsquo;t I? Also, did you listen to the ENTIRE episode? NOPE! I have a personal relationship with these players and they deserve recognition as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRmORD7JaY\">https:\/\/t.co\/bRmORD7JaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheryl Swoopes (@airswoopes22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airswoopes22\/status\/1827086141868355667?\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You talk about whomever and whatever you want to on your podcast. Correct? So why can&rsquo;t I? Also, did you listen to the ENTIRE episode? NOPE! I have a personal relationship with these players and they deserve recognition as well,&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Smith criticized WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes after she overlooked rookie Caitlin Clark while discussing the Indiana Fever&#8217;s potential for a strong second half of the season. In a video shared on X, Smith pointed out that during a recent podcast, Swoopes highlighted three players from Indiana but did not mention Clark. He quoted her saying, \u201cI\u2019m going to shout out to Lexie Hull&#8230; Kelsey Mitchell is just stroking; she\u2019s just shooting the basketball&#8230; If Indiana continues to play this way, they too are going to move up in the standings.\u201d Smith responded by questioning Swoopes&#8217; omission of Clark and emphasized how it could negatively impact perceptions of Clark&#8217;s treatment in the league. He expressed disbelief that someone with Swoopes&#8217; knowledge of basketball would unintentionally leave out such an important player.<\/p>\n<p>Smith also remarked that having Clark on the Olympic team would have boosted its popularity and noted record-breaking attendance for Fever games. While he respects Swoopes personally, he found her failure to mention Clark unacceptable given that she leads the league in assists as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Swoopes defended herself on X, stating that everyone has their own perspective on their podcasts and questioned whether Smith had listened to her entire episode. 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