NBA legend LeBron James spoke out about Fever rookie Caitlin Clark at around the time Clark won WNBA Rookie of the Year.
from The Athletic's basketball insider Shams Charania, Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark has won the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has been awarded the Defensive Player of the Year, sources confirm.While this has not been officially announced by the WNBA, Charania being the most reputable insider in the business combined with theThis should not come as a surprise.
"I have a great deal of respect for Caitlin Clark, because I know exactly what it means to be drafted, be the face of a franchise, and also get the scrutiny from a lot of people that don’t believe you’re ready for the next jump, don’t believe you’re ready for the big leagues, and just don’t think that you belong. And I remember that when I came into the league at eighteen years old how many people doubted me and hoped and prayed that I’d fail," James said in the article.
"And so, me watching Caitlin and seeing what she’s doing, I’ve been in support of her since day one, because I remember myself going through that, and she has my support 100 percent. She’s a transcendent player. And obviously we all saw that at Iowa, and I knew that it would translate to the big leagues. And she’s an unbelievable talent. It’s great to watch."
That is extremely high praise from one basketball GOAT to someone who seems destined to demand that acronym in the future.Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco , where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years.
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