Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are on a 6-1 run, with Clark seemingly running away with the Rookie of the Year award. Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright ask if the WNBA is doing enough to support Clark's rising stardom.
Caitlin Clark's rookie season has involved a booklet of broken records, a dramatic franchise turnaround for the Indiana Fever and hordes of new fans to the WNBA.
However, it has also been shrouded in controversial fouls, feuds with rival players and widespread criticism from former and current players of unwarranted favoritism toward Clark.
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spoke out against the players who have undermined the positive attention Clark's rookie season has brought to the WNBA this year during an appearance on the "Bill Simmons Podcast" on Wednesday. "These ladies, and I'm a WNBA fan, they could not have f---ed this Caitlin Clark thing up even worse if they tried," Barkley said on the show.