{"id":7740,"date":"2024-09-19T16:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2024-09-19T16:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:21:15","slug":"wnba-legend-makes-wild-claim-that-caitlin-clarks-fever-teammates-dont-want-to-play-with-her-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7740","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Legend Makes Wild Claim That Caitlin Clark\u2019s Fever Teammates Don\u2019t Want To Play With Her Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u00a0has been a polarizing figure. People either think she will completely change the game or that she\u2019s far too overrated. Sheryl Swoopes has not shied away from sharing her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, on Gilbert Aranes\u2019s podcast, Swoopes explained that she believes many of Clark\u2019s teammates want out of Indiana because of all the media attention the team receives, whether good or bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>There\u2019s a lot of other [expletive] going on that players are like, \u2018This ain\u2019t where I want to be.\u2019 \u2026 It\u2019s a lot,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Swoopes said.\u00a0<em>\u201cSo you have players that are very significant on this\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/indiana-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a>\u00a0team that are like, this ain\u2019t where I want to b<\/em>e.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also talks about when the Fever started 1-8 and star forward Aliyah Boston deleted social media after getting a lot of hate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>So what happens when Aliyah ain\u2019t playing well again?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Swoopes continued. \u201c<em>So, as a player, do you want to continue to stay in a situation where you keep yourself vulnerable to all of the hate that you know is going to come to you if you\u2019re not playing the way everyone thinks you should be playing?\u201d&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, chemistry is a huge aspect of every team sport, so if one player comes in and messes things up, other players could become very hostile.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-swoopes-also-said-caitlin-clark-is-not-dominant\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swoopes Also Said Caitlin Clark Is Not Dominant<\/h2>\n<p>Swoopes also received harsh criticism for claiming that Clark is not a dominating force within the WNBA.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Nate_Lunak&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=1836144163399549348&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fwnba%2Flegend-makes-wild-claim-that-caitlin-clarks-fever-teammates-dont-want-to-play-with-her-anymore%2F&amp;sessionId=1056f34adbe3a3fb36474d8082f8c5c3854a6e16&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1836144163399549348\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many people point out that Clark averages 19.5 points per game, 8.4 assists per game, and 5.7 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>In one of Swoopes\u2019s best seasons in 2000, when she won MVP, she averaged\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/s\/swoopsh01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20.7 PPG<\/a>, 3.8 APG, and 6.3 RPG. 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