Many in the media and the WNBA seem to have had a hard time reconciling themselves to Caitlin Clark's meteoric rise to basketball fame.
Some commentators have attributed Clark's popularity not to her skill but to being white and "pretty," lamenting that black and "queer" players have failed to achieve the same popularity.
Meanwhile, on the court, the Indiana Fever rookie has been the victim of bitter body checks and seemingly deliberate slights from opponents.
Another example of Clark receiving the brunt of another player's wrath seemed to come during Monday night's game between the Connecticut Sun and the Indiana Fever.
The Sun's DiJonai Carrington decided to mock Clark after bumping into her, throwing her head back as if to suggest Clark was faking her reaction to the contact.
