{"id":22049,"date":"2025-02-18T02:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22049"},"modified":"2025-02-18T02:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:43:31","slug":"rob-parker-puts-caitlin-clark-on-blast-for-ruining-2025-nba-all-star-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22049","title":{"rendered":"Rob Parker Puts Caitlin Clark On Blast For \u201cRuining\u201d 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caitlin Clark, a standout player for the\u00a0Indiana Fever, has become one of the most highly regarded personalities in the league. Throughout her collegiate career and her inaugural season in the WNBA, games featuring her consistently shattered viewership records.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-pread\"><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2258296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Caitlin-Clark-3-1.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Rob Parker criticized Caitlin Clark\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><em>Caitlin Clark (Photo by Wendell Cruz\/Imagn Images)<\/em><br \/>\nTo capitalize on Clark\u2019s immense popularity and enhance fan engagement during the All-Star Weekend, she was invited to participate in a follow-up to the three-point contest alongside Sabrina Ionescu and\u00a0Stephen Curry. However, after some reflection, Clark\u00a0declined the invitation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Recently, during an appearance on the radio program \u201cThe Odd Couple,\u201d commentator Rob Parker criticized Clark, claiming she had \u201cruined\u201d the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-pread\">\n<p><em>\u201cHow can she say no when the WNBA wouldn\u2019t even be around if it wasn\u2019t for the NBA? They have subsidized that league forever. Ratings this year, right? Guess how much money the WNBA lost this past year \u2014 $50 million. Even with Caitlin Clark and her numbers. So the least she could have done was done a solid for her brothers in the NBA. They aren\u2019t earning their keep. Let\u2019s just be honest. I\u2019m being honest. The least she could have done was take part in that. And she has ruined NBA All-Star Weekend for me,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Parker said.<br \/>\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=totalprosports&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1890418626852798662&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fwnba%2Frob-parker-puts-caitlin-clark-on-blast-for-ruining-2025-nba-all-star-weekend%2F&amp;sessionId=e6030e56c9fea41791bf7ff4af7a992b81016298&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1890418626852798662\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nParker praised Clark\u2019s remarkable popularity, pointing out that she consistently brings in impressive ratings on television. However, he emphasized that her presence at the event would have made a significant impact.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-juju-watkins-breaks-caitlin-clark-s-record-in-a-major-achievement\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">JuJu Watkins Breaks Caitlin Clark\u2019s Record In A Major Achievement<\/h2>\n<p>Clark has achieved several records during her college career. Notably, she is a three-time\u00a0NCAA\u00a0season assists leader, a three-time NCAA season scoring leader, and the NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader. However, USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins recently surpassed one of her records.<\/p>\n<div id=\"idlastshow2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-post-after\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Caitlin Clark, a standout player for the\u00a0Indiana Fever, has become one of the most highly regarded personalities in the league. 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