Women's Basketball

Despite WNBA’s anti-white racism, Ric Bucher says players treat Caitlin Clark fairly

Jun 15, 2024 2:42 PM

Even though the Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark faces constant hatred and racism on and off the court, FS1 analyst Ric Bucher thinks WNBA players are treating her like any other top player joining the league.

“The only people that are treating her fairly are the WNBA players,” Bucher said Friday afternoon on The Herd. “Because you’re coming in and everybody said, ‘you are all that.’ And if I’m a WNBA player and everybody is saying ‘You’re gonna take over this league,’ I’ve already been here. I’ve already been playing. You’re gonna have to show me.

“How she’s being treated by WNBA players is no different than any great player coming into the league. They all get tested. And particularly when they’re a skilled player and they’re not very strong, what are you going to do? You’re going to be physical with them. That’s just the nature of the game. It’s not head hunting or any of that.”