Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut on Tuesday
night, finishing with 20 points and 10 turnovers on 5/15 shooting. While this was not the performance that Clark was looking for in her debut, few players in any professional sport burst on the scene and dominate the game right away.
The expectations are of course through the roof for Clark after what she was able to accomplish at the collegiate level, but there is almost always an adjustment period when going from that level to next. In a post on X , 2018 Golden State Warriors champion Nick Young called out people for tearing Clark down after her debut:
If the WNBA want bigger ratings build clark up and stop trying to tear her down .. y’all trying to Lonzo Ball her so badYoung compared the treatment to what Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball experienced early in his career. Ball was selected second overall by the Los Angeles Lakers out of UCLA, and was touted by many as the savior of that franchise.
Young’s point is that people need to allow players to grow, especially when they have the opportunity to really move the game forward in the way that Clark does.Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.
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