The Hall of Fame center and ESPN analyst pushed back on popular perceptions of league dynamics.
guard Caitlin Clark has been under a searing spotlight. Every interaction she has with teammates and opponents has been searched for hints of resentment—by Clark toward her contemporaries, and by the league's veterans toward a celebrity who has broughthas always had more basis in perception than in reality—as Hall of Fame center and ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo pointed out Wednesday in a press call before Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game.
"I don't think it's an actual, real narrative," Lobo said. "I mean, it's a narrative, but it's a false one." Lobo pointed to positive interactions between Clark and the league's veterans in several settings, contrasting them with public perception of "What everybody saw was the one foul from Chennedy Carter in that first matchup between Chicago and Indiana," Lobo said. "I don't think the veterans have been anything other than trying to stop Caitlin and trying to slow her down as competitors."Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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