Fever coach Stephanie White dodges question on GOP letter about Caitlin Clark’s treatment in WNBA

Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is asked about GOP lawmakers' letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert about Caitlin Clark.

PHOENIX – Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White showed little interest in addressing a recent letter sent by 11 Republican members of Congress to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert over the treatment of superstar Caitlin Clark.

OutKick asked White prior to Thursday night's game against the Phoenix Mercury what her reaction was to the letter, which stated that the Republican lawmakers were concerned about "physical hostility" and "violence" that Clark faces and suggested it might be "racially motivated."

"Our team made a statement yesterday so you can find that statement," White said.

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Coach Stephanie White deflected questions about a congressional letter on Caitlin Clark's safety, saying the Indiana Fever focus on what they control. (Trevor Ruszkowski/IMAGN Images)

"I understand that, I just mean as a coach when you hear that one of your players is being mentioned in a letter from members of Congress to the commissioner of the league, how do you handle that?" I pressed.

"Again, that's not something we can control," White said, sidestepping the question a second time before echoing some of the language from the team's statement.

"We're not affiliated with those groups. We try to keep the main thing the main thing and focus on the things we can control."

The Fever released a statement on Wednesday that said, "Our organization nor Caitlin has had any interaction with anyone in this congressional group and we were unaware of their letter."

The statement continued: "We have been clear in our