Caitlin Clark is being 'physically and verbally attacked' instead of welcomed into WNBA, ex-team owner says

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Kelly Loeffler, a former Georgia senator who also co-owned the Atlanta Dream, wrote on social media Tuesday that Caitlin Clark might be the "best thing" to happen to the WNBA and "instead of being welcomed, she’s physically and verbally attacked."

Loeffler responded to an OutKick report that stated Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., wrote a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert asking what the league intended to do to make sure Clark wasn’t targeted on the court.

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Sen. Kelly Loeffler gestures as she speaks during a runoff election night party on Jan. 6, 2021, in Atlanta. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

"Important questions. As a WNBA team owner for a decade, I never saw this level of hostility toward one player," Loeffler wrote on X.

"Caitlin Clark may be the best thing to happen to the league, ever. Ten games in, and her stats are better than half the veteran players. Viewership is up. They’re on chartered flights.

"Instead of being welcomed, she’s physically and verbally attacked. They want the attention – but they don’t want it for a player like Caitlin Clark."

Clark was on the receiving end of a hard foul from Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter on Saturday. She was only hit with a common foul at the time, but the league later upgraded it to a flagrant-1 violation. Carter didn’t express any regret over the play.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans before the start of the Liberty game, May 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

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