The ESPN basketball analyst clarified her frustrations from Monday's show.
on Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark in last weekend's WNBA action, when the discourse turned to Smith's coverage of the WNBA on"Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could've been doing this three years ago if you wanted to," McNutt fired back.
Stephen A. Smith: "Who talks about the WNBA, who talks about women, who talks about women's sports more than First Take?" Monica McNutt: "Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could have been doing this three years ago if you wanted to."On Monday night, McNutt clarified her comments from earlier in the day on a podcast appearance with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco on their show"I think what I was frustrated by in our conversation earlier is that we can hold more than one truth, y'all," McNutt said. "The idea of some players being jealous, yes, that probably exists.
"And that is unfair. To me, yeah, jealous? Sure. I mean, would you be jealous if someone got a $28 million shoe deal or whatever the deal is before you step foot in the pros? I just need us all to do a better job of holding room for multiple truths. Jordan as a rookie, LeBron as a rookie, as a rookie, when you look at guys who have gone on to be great, I'm sure they would say their rookie years were cakewalks.
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