The Chicago Sky's hometown paper was not a fan of some of the fouls committed against Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark
Clark was on the receiving end of two flagrants, one from fellow rookie Kamilla Cardoso on a reckless closeout. And the other, which will receive far more attention, on a shoulder check from Diamond DeShields.The DeShields collision is sure to cause conversation since it was one of many fouls the Sky player committed on Clark in succession, and given the contact was unnecessary.
The play even made it on the cover of the sports section. In Chicago. The Sun-Times chose an image of DeShields colliding with Clark complete with the headline, "Foul Ball".wasn't overly critical, but the way it was framed certainly garnered engagement. Especially since it came from the hometown publication. X userOf course anything related to the matchups between Clark and Reese tends to be blown up, as the foul in question was just one subplot of the blowout.
Clark took the play in stride, removing herself from the situation immediately. Likely to avoid risking a technical and a possible future suspension. She was removed from the game moments later, but not before on the road hyping up the crowd after running the home team out the building. And people said Caitlin Clark wasn’t a dawg lmfaoooThe announcers remarked, "Is this enemy territory?" in that moment given the ovation Caitlin received. A sentiment many would say was backed up by what was put in print.Robin Lundberg is a media veteran and hoops head who has spent the bulk of his career with iconic brands like Sports Illustrated and ESPN.
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