WNBA (DR)
Despite a stinging elimination in the first round of the playoffs, Caitlin Clark’s rookie season will remain in the memories. Unfortunately, not all of her fans lived up to her talent, as evidenced by her disgusting behavior during the game against Connecticut this Wednesday.
Last season, the Indiana Fever were one of the worst teams in the WNBA with a record of 13 wins and 27 losses… Then, thanks to the miracle of the Lottery, the franchise inherited the first pick in the Draft, synonymous with the arrival of the prodigious Caitlin Clark .
Her profile may be divisive across the Atlantic, but it is clear that she lived up to all expectations.
On an individual level, she has already made a place for herself on the WNBA first team, notably by breaking the record for assists in a season.
These feats have also been put to the service of the collective, since she allowed the Fever to qualify for the playoffs, something that had not happened since 2016.
The future looks bright for this young and talented group.
Racist attacks for Caitlin Clark’s last match?
Unfortunately, while the girls were entertaining on the field, the fans weren’t always up to par in the stands, with behavior bordering on racism.
least that’s what was reported by several players, and by journalist Frankie de la Cretaz on Twitter, who was in Indiana this Wednesday to watch the game against Connecticut:
I’m at Game 2 between the Fever and Connecticut, and the atmosphere in the room is disgraceful.
The woman behind me was making fun of DiJonai Carrington’s false eyelashes, and she only stopped when my partner asked her to stop making racist remarks.
There’s a man wearing a Donald Trump hat. And there’s a woman wearing a “Ban Fake Nails” T-shirt. She has some grotesquely large fake ones, by the way.
From France, these details may seem secondary and not necessarily targeted. But in the United States, a country where the femininity of African-Americans is often questioned, making fun of false eyelashes or false nails has much more serious implications.
For some Internet users, this testimony is proof that Caitlin Clark’s fans are not only virulent on social networks:
@Clitsgigglesbkp : “Only trolls and bots are racist”
@juliajulia_rose : This new trend of wanting to ban fake nails is so racist. They have worms in their brains.
@hey__taylor : I had to intervene in the last game too, because a guy was talking about DiJonai’s physique. He was with his young child. Disgusting.
Fortunately, not all of Caitlin Clark’s fans are rowdy in the stands. But on Wednesday, a few were enough to create a disturbing atmosphere in the hall. Let’s hope there will be progress next season.
