{"id":2336913,"date":"2024-09-04T20:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T00:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-barkley-torches-wnba-media-over-caitlin-clark-drama-says-they-couldnt-make-it-any-worse-if-they-tried\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T20:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T00:23:56","slug":"charles-barkley-torches-wnba-media-over-caitlin-clark-drama-says-they-couldnt-make-it-any-worse-if-they-tried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charles-barkley-torches-wnba-media-over-caitlin-clark-drama-says-they-couldnt-make-it-any-worse-if-they-tried\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley Torches WNBA Media Over Caitlin Clark Drama, Says They Couldn&#8217;t Make It &#8216;Any Worse if They Tried\u2019"},"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%2Fcharles-barkley-torches-wnba-media-over-caitlin-clark-drama-says-they-couldnt-make-it-any-worse-if-they-tried%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=2336913&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 recent \u200bdiscussion, NBA legend Charles Barkley addressed the negative media coverage surrounding WNBA player\u200d Caitlin Clark, attributing it to &#8220;petty jealousy&#8221; from other players and commentators. Barkley criticized \u200dWNBA media \u200bnarratives that have been \u200dunfavorable\u2063 towards Clark, stating that such\u2063 slanderous comments are unwarranted. \u2064He emphasized Clark&#8217;s significant impact on women&#8217;s basketball, \u200dnoting her ability to draw attention to the sport. Barkley praised her \u200dplaying style, particularly her improvement in transitioning from\u200b college to the WNBA, \u200cand likened her development to that of famed player Jason Kidd. It\u2019s highlighted that Clark&#8217;s team,\u200c the Indiana Fever, has made the playoffs for the first\u2062 time since 2016, and she expressed ambitions for \u200bfurther success beyond \u2064just qualifying for \u200cthe playoffs.  <\/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>The cloud of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-caves-to-meghan-and-harry-drops-misogynistic-megxit-from-docuseries\/\" title=\"BBC Caves to Meghan and Harry, Drops &#039;Misogynistic&#039; Megxit From Docuseries\">media negativity<\/a> that has surrounded Caitlin Clark during her WNBA career is rooted in jealousy, according to NBA great Charles Barkley.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These ladies &mdash; and I&rsquo;m a WNBA fan &mdash; they cannot have f***ed this Caitlin Clark thing up any worse if they tried,&rdquo; Barkley said in a video clip from The Bill Simmons Podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringer\/status\/1831308983086293017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to <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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People believe what we say on television. Just because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t like you or your personality, they can&rsquo;t get on TV and slander you. It&rsquo;s just total bulls***,&rdquo; he said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-reporter-claims-cheap-shot-artists-fouling-caitlin-clark-actually-real-victims-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petty jealousy<\/a> was at the root of the reaction to Clark. He did not name names, but the comment came after WNBA commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-broadcaster-leaks-text-messages-caitlin-clark-amid-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheryl Swoopes<\/a> had been taking flak for her apparent anti-Clark attitude.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;They cannot have f&mdash;ed this Caitlin Clark thing up any worse if they tried.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Charles Barkley sounds off against some of the WNBA media&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-burgess-owens-to-newsmax-critical-race-theory-racist-must-stop\/\" title=\"Rep. Burgess Owens to Newsmax: Critical Race Theory Racist, Must Stop\">negative narratives<\/a> that have surrounded Caitlin Clark this season.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillSimmons?\">@BillSimmons<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GrWbY5xiB4\">pic.twitter.com\/GrWbY5xiB4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Ringer (@ringer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringer\/status\/1831308983086293017?\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This girl is incredible. The number of attention, eyeballs, she&rsquo;s brought to college and the pros, and for these women to have this petty jealousness,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re saying to yourself, &lsquo;Damn, what is going on here?&rsquo; And the thing I love about her, she never says a word. But these ladies, who I love and respect their game, they couldn&rsquo;t have f***ed this thing up any worse. There&rsquo;s been so much negativity and a lot of it is just petty jealousness,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you got people in a room, a bunch of dudes in a room, we couldn&rsquo;t have came up with a masterplan with what these women have done,&rdquo; he said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/04\/sports\/charles-barkley-they-cannot-have-messed-this-caitlin-clark-thing-up-any-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Barkley said Clark took time to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-angel-reese-break-records-ones-snap-speaks-volumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transition<\/a> from college to the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s playing much faster, much faster. She was playing too slow the first half of the season &hellip; When I watched her play the last month, I think she&rsquo;s playing much faster, because she&rsquo;s learning to trust those girls more,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New day, new record &#128293;<\/p>\n<p>With her 10th assist of the night, Caitlin Clark passes Ticha Penicheiro for the most 10+ AST games by a rookie in WNBA history with 9!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcometotheW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WelcometotheW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ETb6gYXAqT\">pic.twitter.com\/ETb6gYXAqT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1829691285906542721?\">August 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When she&rsquo;s in college she&rsquo;s not playing with a lot of great players. Now, when you see her play, she&rsquo;s playing without the ball. It reminded me a lot of Jason Kidd. He was the best I&rsquo;ve seen playing without the basketball,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Clark&rsquo;s Indiana Fever, which began the year 1-8, qualified for the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/41116102\/caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-qualify-wnba-playoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clark said she wants more, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/womens-fastbreak\/news\/caitlin-clark-isn-t-satisfied-with-fever-making-wnba-playoffs-01j6zgby7hes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Caitlin Clark, if she was up at midnight watching for the clinch: &ldquo;I stay up late, so it&rsquo;s not really unusual. But yeah, I was up I did see it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My reaction was I turned (off the TV) and went to sleep. I didn&rsquo;t even check my phone until the next morning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Full: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tcJoYjrtHf\">pic.twitter.com\/tcJoYjrtHf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Byrne (@MatthewByrne1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewByrne1\/status\/1831448763237593324?\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I came in with the expectation that this is what&rsquo;s gonna happen. For me like this isn&rsquo;t a party &hellip; I feel like it&rsquo;s a great accomplishment but &hellip; I&rsquo;m not just happy to be in the playoffs. I think we have the type of team that can win and advance,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[T]here&rsquo;s still so much more on the table that we can do,&rdquo; Clark said.<\/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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In a clip from The Bill Simmons Podcast shared on social media platform X, he expressed his frustration: \u201cThese ladies \u2014 and I\u2019m a WNBA fan \u2014 couldn\u2019t have messed up the Caitlin Clark situation any more if they tried.\u201d He emphasized that just because some people dislike her personality doesn\u2019t justify slandering her on television. Barkley pointed out that the negativity stems from petty jealousy, although he did not specify who he was referring to. His comments followed criticism directed at WNBA commentator Sheryl Swoopes for her apparent bias against Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Barkley praised Clark for bringing significant attention to both college and professional women&#8217;s basketball and lamented the pettiness of those reacting negatively towards her. He noted that despite this negativity, Clark remains composed and focused on her game. He also mentioned how she has adapted to playing in the WNBA after initially struggling with pace early in the season.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Caitlin Clark&#8217;s team, Indiana Fever\u2014after starting with a 1-8 record\u2014qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Reflecting on this achievement, she stated that while it is a great accomplishment, she believes their team has what it takes to win and advance further in the playoffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2336914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barkley-vs-Clark.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32078,37373,33295,37014,7188],"class_list":["post-2336913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-charles-barkley","tag-media-criticism","tag-sports-commentary","tag-wnba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barkley-vs-Clark.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}