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With Caitlin Clark and the physical play she has faced at the forefront of the WNBA conversation this season, one of women\u2019s college basketball\u2019s iconic coaches is speaking out \u2014 and he doesn\u2019t particularly like what he\u2019s seen. <\/p>\n
On Tuesday, before the UConn Coaches Road Show, Auriemma, who just inked a five-year extension, said that while physical play against a rookie is to be expected, what Clark has faced has taken it a step too far. <\/p>\n
Clark, last Saturday, was shoulder-checked by the Sky\u2019s Chennedy Carter, who was later flagged with a flagrant 1 foul for the incident, which she refused to talk about in the immediate aftermath. <\/p>\n
The play has been widely discussed inside and outside the sports world, with the conversation dominating ESPN\u2019s \u201cFirst Take\u201d and also being widespread enough to see an Indiana congressman chime in.<\/p>\n
Auriemma said he believes Clark, who appeared to have been jawing with Carter throughout the Fever win, has been \u201ctargeted\u201d in the early stages of her WNBA career. <\/p>\n
\u201cEvery rookie has to go through the growing pains of being a professional basketball player,\u201d the coach told reporters, according to CT Insider. \u201cAnd the more attention you get, and today\u2019s world attention is No. 1 and attention brings money. So is she facing the rookie challenge, the rookie hardships that are inherent with being a rookie? Yes. She\u2019s also being targeted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carter later addressed the hard foul and said she didn\u2019t have any regrets of the physical nature of her game against Clark. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a competitor, and I\u2019m going to compete no matter who you are, and no matter who\u2019s in front of me. So that\u2019s just what it was,\u201d Carter told reporters Monday. \u201cHeat of the moment play. We\u2019re getting at it. We\u2019re getting back and forth. It\u2019s basketball. It\u2019s all hoops. After we finish the game, it\u2019s all love.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have any regrets with anything. I\u2019m going to compete and play 100 percent hard, no matter who it is \u2014 like I said \u2014 or who we\u2019re playing. No, I don\u2019t have any regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Auriemma, who could have had Clark as a player in the college ranks, continued to defend her and what he believes is unfair treatment toward her on the court. <\/p>\n
He went on to discuss how both Larry Bird and Michael Jordan elevated the NBA during the 1980s, and how he felt they didn\u2019t get the same \u201ctargeted\u201d treatment as Clark is now in the WNBA. <\/p>\n
\u201cAppreciate the fact that now\u2019s the time [for the WNBA]. I get it. It\u2019s long overdue. Why are you blaming that kid? It\u2019s not her fault, because you would trade places with her in a minute, but you are not there. You\u2019re not her. So, you\u2019re [complaining] that she\u2019s getting what she\u2019s getting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Auriemma is far from the first person to invoke the Bird-Jordan comparison with Clark and Sky rookie Angel Reese, with Rachel Nichols, during a Wednesday appearance on \u201cThe Herd with Colin Cowherd,\u201d saying that the rivalry already brewing in the WNBA is good for the sport. <\/p>\n
The Fever next play on Friday against the Mystics, as they look to rebound from a disappointing loss against the Liberty that saw Clark score a career-low three points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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