LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke calls Caitlin Clark 'oafish' and 'spoiled' in lengthy takedown column

Caitlin Clark’s eye-rolling and bad behavior on the bench are putting the Indiana Fever’s toughness to the test, proving why accountability must come before feelings if they want to win.

The media contains no shortage of Caitlin Clark haters, but it added another one Sunday.

Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke posted a lengthy article expressing his disdain for Clark, describing her with words like "oafish," "entitled," "spoiled" and "coddled."

The column is titled, "Whiny Caitlin Clark’s tired antics needs to end."

Let's dive in, piece-by-piece, shall we?

"As a diehard WNBA fan and season ticket-holder, it is with great reluctance that I have come to the following painful conclusion. I’m sick of Caitlin Clark."

Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke published a lengthy takedown of Caitlin Clark, describing the WNBA star as 'entitled' and 'spoiled' for her on-court behavior. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Oh, boy, we're off to a great start! Also, c'mon, Bill. Diehard WNBA fan? Since when? I did a Google search for Plaschke articles about the WNBA prior to Clark's arrival in 2024. Unsurprisingly, the search turned up very few results.

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He wrote two articles about Brittney Griner's Russian captivity in 2022. It appears that he mentions the Los Angeles Sparks once every few years. He wrote about Lisa Leslie in 2006, Nneka Ogwumike in 2016, and Candace Parker in 2021. For a "diehard fan" who also is paid handsomely to write about sports, he didn't spend a ton of time writing about his beloved WNBA.

Now, there's an obvious counterargument: maybe Plaschke has always loved the WNBA but he couldn't write about it because