Basketball legend fires back at 'big dummies' who ignored Caitlin Clark's immediate WNBA impact

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Caitlin Clark's emergence as one of the best WNBA players in the league during her rookie season came with much scrutiny as the Indiana Fever star’s prowess was talked about consistently during the summer.

Clark’s race, and even sexuality, were brought up as talking points throughout the 2024 season and appear to be on the rundown for pundits again this season. However, basketball legend Cheryl Miller appears to be finished with those topics.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, waves to her former teammates on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 during a round one game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. ( Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Miller appeared on Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes’ "All the Smoke" podcast this month and pushed back on "big dummies" who made Clark’s race an issue.

"I’m gonna be honest, because it needs to be said," she said. "I can relate to that young lady, and I felt for her. I know what it’s like to be hated. I know what it’s like to be a Black woman and to be hated because of my color. I can’t imagine this young lady, I don’t want to use hate, but despised.

"She brought some on herself, a little bit, because she’s cocky for a good reason. And I love that about her. But to watch the dynamics, and the media, they had their narrative. And I was pleased and proud to see the narrative wasn’t the truth. And Angel (Reese) and her got along so well."

Miller commended Clark and Angel Reese for putting whatever preconceived animosity