NBA legend and one of the Inside the NBA hosts, Charles Barkley, had some harsh words for the WNBA players about the way they treat its star, Caitlin Clark.
Barkley accused the other WNBA players of being jealous of Clark, arguing that she brought only the good things to the league and that the criticism towards her is unjustified.
“These ladies and I’m a WNBA fan; they cannot have f***ed this Caitlin Clark thing up any worse if they tried,” Barkley said on the Bill Simmons podcast. “People believe what we say on television. Just because people don’t like you or your personality, they can’t get on TV and slander you.”
“It’s just total bullshit. This girl [Clark] is incredible. The number of attention, eyeballs she’s brought to college, and the pros… And for these women to have this petty jealousness.
You’re saying to yourself, ‘Damn, what is going on here?’ And the thing I love about her is she never says a word. But these ladies, who I love and respect their game, couldn’t have f***ed this thing any worse. There’s been so much negativity, and a lot of it is just petty jealousness,” Barkley added.
The 22-year-old Clark has been averaging 18.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in 33 appearances for the Indiana Fever.