{"id":2343833,"date":"2024-09-20T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wnba-stars-words-come-back-to-haunt-her-after-espn-host-gives-her-a-caitlin-clark-reality-check\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:51:48","slug":"watch-wnba-stars-words-come-back-to-haunt-her-after-espn-host-gives-her-a-caitlin-clark-reality-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wnba-stars-words-come-back-to-haunt-her-after-espn-host-gives-her-a-caitlin-clark-reality-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: WNBA Star&#8217;s Words Come Back to Haunt Her After ESPN Host Gives Her a Caitlin Clark Reality Check"},"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%2Fwatch-wnba-stars-words-come-back-to-haunt-her-after-espn-host-gives-her-a-caitlin-clark-reality-check%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=2343833&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the \u2062performance of WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark\u200b and her comparison to veteran player Diana Taurasi following the conclusion of the \u2064WNBA\u2062 season. Despite both the \u2062Phoenix Mercury (Taurasi&#8217;s team) and the\u2062 Indiana Fever (Clark&#8217;s team) making the playoffs, Clark outperformed Taurasi in various statistical categories, including points, assists, and rebounds per game. Initially, \u200cTaurasi had suggested that Clark would face difficulties transitioning from college to the professional level, but Clark exceeded expectations,\u200b leading to \u2062discussions about her potential as not \u200djust Rookie\u200b of the \u200dYear but also a candidate for \u200cthe league&#8217;s Most Valuable Player award.<\/p>\n<p>As Clark made an impact on the league, sports commentators began to challenge Taurasi&#8217;s earlier remarks, suggesting that Clark embodies the &#8220;reality&#8221; of the WNBA&#8217;s competitiveness. This was underscored by Clark&#8217;s impressive performances that not only secured her a playoff \u2064spot for \u2063the Fever but also generated significant interest in women&#8217;s basketball. Despite Taurasi&#8217;s legendary status \u2062in the \u200dsport, it \u2064seems that Clark&#8217;s rising \u2062prominence might redefine the narrative\u2063 around this era of women&#8217;s basketball.  <\/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 (AC1)\")<\/script><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>With the WNBA season officially over, one thing&rsquo;s for sure: Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi is eating a bit of crow regarding the league&rsquo;s likely Rookie of the Year, Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, both the Mercury and the Indiana Fever are in the playoffs &mdash; although Clark&rsquo;s Fever are the No. 6 seed at 20-20, ahead of the Mercury, who made it in at No. 7 with a losing 19-21 record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/_\/id\/4433403\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark<\/a> finished with more points per game (19.2 vs. 14.9), assists (8.4 vs. 3.4) and rebounds (5.7 vs. 3.8) than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/player\/_\/id\/585\/diana-taurasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taurasi<\/a>. And yes, she&rsquo;s quite a bit younger at 22 vs. 42 for Taurasi.<\/p>\n<p>But, as the Mercury legend assured us before the season, Clark was about to hit the wall of &ldquo;reality&rdquo; in an interview with ESPN&rsquo;s Scott Van Pelt.<\/p>\n<p>Except, she didn&rsquo;t. Now, Van Pelt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/womens-fastbreak\/news\/espn-s-scott-van-pelt-gives-diana-taurasi-a-caitlin-clark-reality-check-01j86xae19z2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thinks<\/a> Clark should have a new nickname, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-overcomes-migraine-defeats-major-wnba-critic-dominant-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">courtesy of Taurasi<\/a>: &ldquo;The Reality.&rdquo;<\/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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wnba-star-said-reality-coming-caitlin-clark-record-shattered-draft-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In April<\/a>, after Taurasi said on her own show that she would have taken Paige Bueckers from her own alma mater, UConn, over Clark in the draft (even though Bueckers wasn&rsquo;t even <em>in<\/em> the draft), she told Van Pelt that playing in the WNBA is a whole different level than playing in college.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reality is coming,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s levels to this thing and that&rsquo;s just life, we all went through it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You look <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-star-calls-fans-sensitive-for-tearing-her-apart-over-caitlin-clark-criticism\/\" title=\"WNBA Player Criticized for Calling Fans &#039;Sensitive&#039; Over Caitlin Clark Comments\">superhuman playing<\/a> against 18-year-olds, but you&rsquo;re going to come with some grown women that have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-lands-historic-nike-shoe-deal-worth-millions-just-before-her-rookie-season-kicks-off\/\" title=\"Caitlin Clark Secures Multi-Million Dollar Nike Deal Ahead of Rookie Season Kickoff\">playing professional basketball<\/a> for a long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scott Van Pelt was there when Diana Taurasi said &ldquo;Reality is coming&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>5 months later, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friday-is-bill-belichicks-69th-birthday\/\" title=\"Friday Is Bill Belichick\u2019s 69th Birthday\">reg season<\/a>, he&rsquo;s out here saying that she was wrong and Caitlin Clark is &ldquo;THE REALITY&rdquo;&#128293;&#128293;&#128293;&#128293;<\/p>\n<p>Oh how the tables have turned. Full circle moment&#128514;&#128514;&#128514;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FeverRising?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FeverRising<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2TVq0ni02c\">pic.twitter.com\/2TVq0ni02c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AK (@Sudharsan_AK10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sudharsan_AK10\/status\/1836981825949892700?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/womens-fastbreak\/news\/caitlin-clark-has-strong-reaction-to-her-place-in-wnba-mvp-rankings-01j866k7a3qv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> noted, not only did Clark meet reality head on and do pretty darn well in the process, she&rsquo;s apparently in the top four among media members&rsquo; consensus for WNBA MVP voting.<\/p>\n<p>You heard me right: Not Rookie of the Year, but Most Valuable Player of the entire league.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, she probably won&rsquo;t win; the Las Vegas Aces&rsquo; A&rsquo;ja Wilson might even be a unanimous selection given her dominance this season and win her third MVP, but Clark was fourth in the consensus straw poll reported on Thursday by SI, behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angel-reese-signs-new-basketball-league-wnba-stars-follow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napheesa Collier<\/a> of the Minnesota Lynx and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, it speaks volumes about &ldquo;reality&rdquo; when Clark is in the MVP voting and Taurasi &mdash; who is nearing the end of her career, it&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pollsters-that-were-dead-on-in-last-2-elections-drop-2024-update-kamala-harris-should-be-terrified\/\" title=\"Pollsters That Were Dead-On in Last 2 Elections Drop 2024 Update, Kamala Harris Should Be Terrified\">worth noting &#038;mdash<\/a>; doesn&rsquo;t even get a sympathy vote.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&rsquo;s because the Fever are in the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016. Perhaps it&rsquo;s because they&rsquo;re ahead of the Mercury. Or perhaps it&rsquo;s because Clark has ignited newfound interest in the sport. Whatever the reason, Van Pelt said Taurasi&rsquo;s comment had come back to bite her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scott Van Pelt speaking on Caitlin Clark, &ldquo;She&rsquo;s the reality&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Boy we have done a 180, haven&rsquo;t we.<\/p>\n<p>So proud of you Caitlin Clark. You proved all doubters wrong. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uqcsoW05Cr\">pic.twitter.com\/uqcsoW05Cr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Swift (@kenswift) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenswift\/status\/1836977432286445804?\">September 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Speaking of legends, speaking of Connecticut, I think Diana Taurasi had it wrong. I think she was the reality,&rdquo; Van Pelt said on Thursday during a discussion with another UConn legend, Rebecca Lobo.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Caitlin, they should call her &lsquo;The Reality&rsquo; because she was coming, and she&rsquo;s here in this league,&rdquo; the longtime ESPN host said. &ldquo;She has been great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it sticks, maybe it doesn&rsquo;t. But, &ldquo;the reality&rdquo; is that it turns out we&rsquo;re going to be talking about Caitlin Clark for a lot longer than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/diana-taurasi-said-reality-coming-caitlin-clark-gets-roasted-fans-missing-star-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Taurasi<\/a>.<\/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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Both the Mercury and Indiana Fever have made it to the playoffs; however, Clark&#8217;s Fever secured the No. 6 seed with a record of 20-20, while the Mercury entered as No. 7 with a losing record of 19-21. Clark outperformed Taurasi in several key statistics: she averaged more points per game (19.2 compared to Taurasi&#8217;s 14.9), assists (8.4 versus 3.4), and rebounds (5.7 against 3.8). Additionally, there&#8217;s a significant age difference\u2014Clark is just 22 years old while Taurasi is already at 42.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the season, Taurasi had confidently stated in an interview with ESPN\u2019s Scott Van Pelt that Clark would soon face &#8220;reality&#8221; when transitioning from college basketball to the WNBA\u2014a statement that has not held true as Clark has thrived instead. Van Pelt even suggested that she deserves a new nickname from Taurasi: &#8220;The Reality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In April, after expressing her preference for Paige Bueckers over Clark during draft discussions\u2014despite Bueckers not being eligible\u2014Taurasi remarked on her show about how playing in the WNBA presents different challenges compared to college basketball: \u201cReality is coming.\u201d She emphasized that while players may look exceptional against younger competition, they will soon face seasoned professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Now five months later and following an impressive regular season for Clark, Van Pelt has pointed out how wrong Taurasi was about her predictions; he now refers to Caitlin as &#8220;THE REALITY.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>As noted by Sports Illustrated, not only did Clark rise above expectations but she also ranks among the top four candidates for WNBA MVP voting\u2014not just Rookie of the Year but potentially Most Valuable Player overall this season! While A\u2019ja Wilson from Las Vegas Aces might be favored for MVP due to her outstanding performance this year\u2014and could even win unanimously\u2014Clark still stands out among other contenders like Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>This situation highlights how far Caitlin has come since entering professional play; meanwhile, it\u2019s worth noting that Diana Taurasi may be nearing retirement without receiving any sympathy votes despite her legendary status.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s because this marks Indiana Fever&#8217;s first playoff appearance since 2016 or their current lead over Phoenix Mercury that&#8217;s drawing attention towards them\u2014and maybe even sparking renewed interest in women&#8217;s basketball thanks to Clark&#8217;s impact on games.<\/p>\n<p>Van Pelt remarked on how Taurus&#8217; earlier comments have backfired on her regarding Caitlin\u2019s success: \u201cI think Diana had it wrong&#8230; I think they should call [Caitlin] \u2018The Reality\u2019 because she was coming and she&#8217;s here.\u201d Whether or not this nickname sticks remains uncertain; however, one thing seems clear: we are likely going to hear much more about Caitlin Clark than we will about Diana Taurasi moving forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343834,"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\/clark-and-taurasi.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41322,32078,5851,37014,7188],"class_list":["post-2343833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete-accountability","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-espn","tag-sports-commentary","tag-wnba"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/clark-and-taurasi.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343833","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=2343833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}