Jemele Hill dismisses claims Caitlin Clark is being targeted in WNBA

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Caitlin Clark has been the brunt of hard fouls and side chatter since Day 1 of her WNBA career - but Jemele Hill says it's "just competition."

Clark became a phenom in college with a record-breaking career at Iowa when she became the NCAA's all-time leading scorer for both men and women.

In April of last year, she was the No. 1 overall pick and practically just as she stepped on a WNBA court, the conversation began about whether her popularity was due to her race. In fact, it was a claim that WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson had made, saying that Clark being White was a "huge thing" when it came to Clark's popularity.

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Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, yells at Rhyne Howard, #10 of the Atlanta Dream, after an altercation during the first quarter of a game between the Indiana Fever and Atlanta Dream at State Farm Arena on May 22, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Andrew J. Clark/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

Then came some hard fouls, trash talk and allegations of racism at Indiana Fever games, and this season, we've already seen Clark separated from opponents twice in just three games.

One of those instances came on Thursday night against the Atlanta Dream, but Hill said on social media that it's just the nature of basketball.

Jason McInture saw the clip of Clark and Rhyne Howard going at it, to which he posted, "Here we go with wnba players going after Caitlin Clark again."

Hill then replied, "Y'all really need to stop this," adding, "We need to stop with this idea that Caitlin Clark is specifically attacked. Think she would find this extra insulting. A lot of this s--t is just competition. Y’all