While basketball fans debated the altercation between Chennedy Carter and Caitlin Clark, as well as the hatred and racism Clark is facing, former NBA player Matt Barnes questioned the absence of support from Clark’s teammates.
During Saturday’s win over the Sky, Carter hip-checked Clark to the ground away from the ball, drawing an immediate foul.
In an Instagram post, Barnes avoided discussing the play and instead focused on why Clark’s teammates were so indifferent to defending her after the foul.
“I mean, throughout the season, she’s been getting beat up. Hard screens, elbows, knocked down,” Barnes said. “It is what it is; she’s not the first, she won’t be the last. My issue and my question is, Where the f–k are her teammates at? Where y’all at? Where are the rest of the Indiana Fever at?
“I’ve seen a couple of girls smirk when she’s got knocked down, half-ass to pick her up. Like, y’all supposed to protect the asset, protect the star. And although this is a team, you always protect your star. I was someone who protected the stars. You f–k with Kobe, [Chris Paul], Blake [Griffin], the list goes on, it’s going to be a problem.”
Matt Barnes calls out Caitlin Clark’s Fever teammates after shove: ‘Y’all should be ashamed’ https://t.co/zPyofu5F2t pic.twitter.com/LuCEj1CrVr
— New York Post (@nypost) June 2, 2024
